Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Population in moderate or severe food insecurity was 24,156 num th in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Eastern Europe, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 24,156 num th for population in moderate or severe food insecurity in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Eastern Europe peaked at 33,742 num th in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23,789 num th, in 2019.
That places Eastern Europe 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29,226 num th | — |
| 2015 | 33,742 num th | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 33,521 num th | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 29,530 num th | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 25,600 num th | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 23,789 num th | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 29,251 num th | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 30,021 num th | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 30,077 num th | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 25,791 num th | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 23,811 num th | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 24,156 num th | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,235 num th | 23,789 num th | 33,742 num th | 6 |
| 2020s | 27,184 num th | 23,811 num th | 30,077 num th | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 24 Argentina 14,476 num th compare
- 25 Niger 13,589 num th compare
- 26 South Africa 13,348 num th compare
- 27 Chad 13,133 num th compare
- 28 Ukraine 12,224 num th compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 12,093 num th compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 11,959 num th compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Europe
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.6863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate -0.8156 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -0.6704 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Eastern Europe?
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Eastern Europe was 24,156 num th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 33,742 num th in 2015.
- What is the lowest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,789 num th in 2019.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for population in moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Eastern Europe ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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