Number of undernourished people (millions) by country
Countries reporting
120
Highest
142.5 num m
India
Lowest
0.1 num m
Republic of Moldova
Median
1.6 num m
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
3,236
What the numbers show
Number of undernourished people (millions) is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 142.5 num m in India; the lowest is 0.1 num m in Republic of Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.6 num m, and the mean is 5.84 num m.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,425.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 381.0%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 91.7%).
Number of undernourished people (millions): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 142.5 num m | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 51.6 num m | 2024 | up 143.4% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 43.2 num m | 2024 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 40.4 num m | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 5 | China | 38.7 num m | 2009 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 26.3 num m | 2024 | up 66.5% | falling |
| 7 | Kenya | 19.7 num m | 2024 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 18 num m | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 14.3 num m | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 10 | Madagascar | 13.3 num m | 2024 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.1 num m | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 12.2 num m | 2018 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 11.9 num m | 2024 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 14 | Somalia | 10.7 num m | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 10.4 num m | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 16 | Syria | 10.1 num m | 2024 | up 381.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.1 num m | 2024 | up 381.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Egypt | 9.8 num m | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 19 | Zambia | 8.7 num m | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 20 | Mozambique | 7.7 num m | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 21 | Caribbean | 7.4 num m | 2025 | up 37.0% | flat |
| 22 | South Africa | 7.2 num m | 2024 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Chad | 6.8 num m | 2024 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 24 | Angola | 6.6 num m | 2024 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 25 | Iraq | 6.2 num m | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 25 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.2 num m | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Haiti | 6.1 num m | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 27 | Vietnam | 6.1 num m | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 27 | Viet Nam | 6.1 num m | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 30 | Brazil | 5.6 num m | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 31 | Malawi | 5.3 num m | 2024 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 32 | Sudan | 5.2 num m | 2021 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 33 | Mexico | 4.1 num m | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 4.1 num m | 2024 | up 241.7% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 3.9 num m | 2024 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 35 | Thailand | 3.9 num m | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.6 num m | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.6 num m | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 39 | Niger | 3.5 num m | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 39 | Melanesia | 3.5 num m | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 3.2 num m | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 41 | Rwanda | 3.2 num m | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 3.1 num m | 2024 | down 35.4% | rising |
| 44 | Mali | 3 num m | 2024 | up 172.7% | rising |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 2.8 num m | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 2.5 num m | 2024 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 46 | Myanmar | 2.5 num m | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.4 num m | 2024 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 49 | Guatemala | 2.3 num m | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 49 | South Sudan | 2.3 num m | 2024 | — | flat |
| 49 | Turkey | 2.3 num m | 2009 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Türkiye | 2.3 num m | 2009 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Colombia | 2.2 num m | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 53 | Ghana | 2.2 num m | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 2.2 num m | 2024 | up 37.5% | flat |
| 56 | Liberia | 2.1 num m | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 2 num m | 2024 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 57 | Peru | 2 num m | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Benin | 1.6 num m | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 59 | Central African Republic | 1.6 num m | 2024 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 59 | Congo | 1.6 num m | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 1.5 num m | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 62 | Nepal | 1.5 num m | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.5 num m | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Cameroon | 1.4 num m | 2024 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 65 | Jordan | 1.4 num m | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Libya | 1.4 num m | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Argentina | 1.3 num m | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 68 | Guinea | 1.3 num m | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 1.2 num m | 2022 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 71 | Algeria | 1.1 num m | 2018 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 1.1 num m | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 73 | Senegal | 1 num m | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 74 | Malaysia | 0.9 num m | 2020 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 74 | Togo | 0.9 num m | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 76 | Cambodia | 0.8 num m | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 76 | Laos | 0.8 num m | 2024 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8 num m | 2014 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 0.8 num m | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 76 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.8 num m | 2024 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 0.7 num m | 2011 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Gabon | 0.6 num m | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 82 | Lebanon | 0.6 num m | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 82 | Mauritania | 0.6 num m | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 82 | Namibia | 0.6 num m | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 86 | Botswana | 0.5 num m | 2024 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 86 | Chile | 0.5 num m | 2020 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 86 | Gambia | 0.5 num m | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 0.5 num m | 2020 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 90 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4 num m | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 90 | Oman | 0.4 num m | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 0.3 num m | 2006 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 92 | Belarus | 0.3 num m | 2007 | unchanged | falling |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 0.3 num m | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3 num m | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 0.3 num m | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 92 | El Salvador | 0.3 num m | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 0.3 num m | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 92 | Tunisia | 0.3 num m | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 100 | Albania | 0.2 num m | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 100 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2 num m | 2020 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 0.2 num m | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 100 | Djibouti | 0.2 num m | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 100 | Jamaica | 0.2 num m | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Panama | 0.2 num m | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 0.2 num m | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 100 | Serbia | 0.2 num m | 2005 | — | falling |
| 100 | Slovakia | 0.2 num m | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 100 | Eswatini | 0.2 num m | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 100 | East Timor | 0.2 num m | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2 num m | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 0.2 num m | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 113 | Armenia | 0.1 num m | 2008 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Comoros | 0.1 num m | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 0.1 num m | 2012 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 113 | Georgia | 0.1 num m | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 113 | Croatia | 0.1 num m | 2006 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Moldova | 0.1 num m | 2015 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Mongolia | 0.1 num m | 2021 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 113 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1 num m | 2015 | down 91.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 644.6 num m
- Africa 309.2 num m
- Asia 291.8 num m
- Sub-Saharan Africa 282.3 num m
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 253.8 num m
- Central and Southern Asia 197 num m
- Southern Asia 194.7 num m
- Eastern Africa 131.3 num m
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 101.7 num m
- Western Africa 78.4 num m
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 67.9 num m
- Middle Africa 63.4 num m
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 59.7 num m
- Eastern Asia 41.2 num m
- Western Asia 41 num m
- South-Eastern Asia 35.4 num m
- Latin America and the Caribbean 32.1 num m
- Americas 32 num m
- Northern Africa 27 num m
- South America 15.4 num m
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 12.1 num m
- Central America 9.4 num m
- Southern Africa 9.1 num m
- Oceania 3.7 num m
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 3.6 num m
- Central Asia 2.3 num m
- Other non-specified areas in Eastern Asia 0.8 num m
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0.2 num m