Population in severe food insecurity in Europe
Europe: Population in severe food insecurity was 15,850 num th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in severe food insecurity in Europe, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Europe recorded 15,850 num th for population in severe food insecurity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in severe food insecurity in Europe peaked at 15,850 num th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,774 num th, in 2019.
That places Europe 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Population in severe food insecurity in Europe, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10,782 num th | — |
| 2015 | 11,144 num th | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 9,664 num th | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 9,949 num th | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 7,222 num th | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 6,774 num th | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 9,889 num th | +46.0% |
| 2021 | 12,602 num th | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 13,334 num th | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 14,421 num th | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 13,196 num th | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 15,850 num th | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,256 num th | 6,774 num th | 11,144 num th | 6 |
| 2020s | 13,215 num th | 9,889 num th | 15,850 num th | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Europe
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.5674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.3498 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -0.1915 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in severe food insecurity in Europe?
- Population in severe food insecurity in Europe was 15,850 num th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 15,850 num th in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,774 num th in 2019.
- How does Europe rank for population in severe food insecurity?
- Europe ranks 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in severe food insecurity rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Population in severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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