Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Lower-middle-income economies
Lower-middle-income economies: Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value was 363.5 million No in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Lower-middle-income economies, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Lower-middle-income economies stood at 363.5 million No.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Lower-middle-income economies peaked at 448.2 million No in 2003 and was at its lowest, 312.2 million No, in 2017.
That places Lower-middle-income economies 2nd out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Lower-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 406.6 million No | — |
| 2001 | 427.6 million No | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 444.9 million No | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 448.2 million No | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 438.3 million No | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 410.8 million No | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 381.9 million No | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 367.2 million No | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 365.7 million No | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 362.6 million No | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 361 million No | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 347.8 million No | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 339.7 million No | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 340 million No | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 338.2 million No | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 330.4 million No | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 314.1 million No | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 312.2 million No | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 340.9 million No | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 371.8 million No | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 401.2 million No | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 401.8 million No | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 385.7 million No | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 363.5 million No | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 405.38 million No | 362.6 million No | 448.2 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 339.61 million No | 312.2 million No | 371.8 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 388.05 million No | 363.5 million No | 401.8 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower-middle-income economies
- 1 India 142.5 million No compare
- 2 Nigeria 51.6 million No compare
- 3 Pakistan 40.4 million No compare
- 4 China 40 million No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 43.2 million No compare
- 5 China, mainland 38.7 million No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 13.1 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lower-middle-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,312 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,789 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 7 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 12 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 28.9 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 4 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 8,996 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 242.5 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,714 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 43.8 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Lower-middle-income economies was 363.5 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Lower-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 448.2 million No in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Lower-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 312.2 million No in 2017.
- How does Lower-middle-income economies rank for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value?
- Lower-middle-income economies ranks 2nd out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower-middle-income economies data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.