Population in severe food insecurity in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Population in severe food insecurity was 2,222 num th in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2,222 num th
Change on year
up 28.1%
Rank
35th
of 35 groups
All-time high
2,986 num th
in 2020
All-time low
1,734 num th
in 2024
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Population in severe food insecurity in Southern Europe, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2025, population in severe food insecurity in Southern Europe stood at 2,222 num th.
The figure is up 28.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in severe food insecurity in Southern Europe peaked at 2,986 num th in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,734 num th, in 2024.
Southern Europe ranks 35th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population in severe food insecurity in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,236 num th | — |
| 2015 | 2,117 num th | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 1,940 num th | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 2,742 num th | +41.3% |
| 2018 | 2,014 num th | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 1,988 num th | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,986 num th | +50.2% |
| 2021 | 2,557 num th | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 2,128 num th | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 1,917 num th | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 1,734 num th | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 2,222 num th | +28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,173 num th | 1,940 num th | 2,742 num th | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,258 num th | 1,734 num th | 2,986 num th | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 32 Sierra Leone 2,760 num th compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 2,629 num th compare
- 34 Côte d'Ivoire 2,524 num th compare
- 35 Algeria 2,304 num th compare
- 36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,257 num th compare
- 37 Viet Nam 2,254 num th compare
- 38 France 2,202 num th compare
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Europe
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 17.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals, annual growth rate -4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.7362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 16.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 33.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 41.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in severe food insecurity in Southern Europe?
- Population in severe food insecurity in Southern Europe was 2,222 num th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,986 num th in 2020.
- What is the lowest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,734 num th in 2024.
- How does Southern Europe rank for population in severe food insecurity?
- Southern Europe ranks 35th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in severe food insecurity rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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