Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Population in moderate or severe food insecurity was 674,656 num th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 674,656 num th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 674,656 num th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 451,745 num th, in 2014.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 451,745 num th | — |
| 2015 | 475,539 num th | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 509,439 num th | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 528,400 num th | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 535,326 num th | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 556,919 num th | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 588,730 num th | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 620,452 num th | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 644,477 num th | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 641,736 num th | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 669,016 num th | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 674,656 num th | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 509,561 num th | 451,745 num th | 556,919 num th | 6 |
| 2020s | 639,844 num th | 588,730 num th | 674,656 num th | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 3 Ethiopia 79,350 num th compare
- 4 Pakistan 57,469 num th compare
- 5 Bangladesh 45,409 num th compare
- 6 Kenya 40,475 num th compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 39,121 num th compare
- 8 Philippines 37,827 num th compare
- 9 United States of America 36,943 num th compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.1757 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 674,656 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 674,656 num th in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 451,745 num th in 2014.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for population in moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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