Number of undernourished people (millions) by country
Countries reporting
97
Highest
172.1 num m
India
Lowest
0.1 num m
Mongolia
Median
1.6 num m
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,956
What the numbers show
Number of undernourished people (millions) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 172.1 num m in India; the lowest is 0.1 num m in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.6 num m, and the mean is 6.05 num m.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,721.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 222.2%), and the largest decrease in Uzbekistan (down 83.3%).
Number of undernourished people: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 172.1 num m | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 45.4 num m | 2023 | up 119.3% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 40.9 num m | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 4 | China (People’s Republic of) | 38.5 num m | 2009 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 25.4 num m | 2023 | up 46.0% | falling |
| 6 | Kenya | 20.4 num m | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 17.9 num m | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 17.7 num m | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 9 | Madagascar, Republic of | 12.3 num m | 2023 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 10 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 11.7 num m | 2023 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 10.8 num m | 2023 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 10.7 num m | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 13 | Somalia | 9.8 num m | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 14 | Angola | 8.3 num m | 2023 | up 137.1% | falling |
| 15 | Zambia | 7.7 num m | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mozambique, Republic of | 7.3 num m | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 6.7 num m | 2022 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 17 | Iraq | 6.7 num m | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 19 | Haiti | 6.3 num m | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 6.3 num m | 2023 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 21 | Chad | 6.2 num m | 2023 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 22 | Sudan | 5.3 num m | 2021 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 23 | Malawi | 4.5 num m | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 3.5 num m | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 25 | Niger | 3.4 num m | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 3.4 num m | 2023 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 25 | Rwanda | 3.4 num m | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 3.3 num m | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 3.2 num m | 2023 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 3 num m | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 30 | Papua New Guinea | 3 num m | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 32 | Mali | 2.9 num m | 2023 | up 222.2% | rising |
| 32 | Myanmar | 2.9 num m | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Ukraine | 2.7 num m | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 35 | Morocco | 2.6 num m | 2023 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 36 | Peru | 2.3 num m | 2023 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 37 | Ecuador | 2.2 num m | 2023 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 38 | Ghana | 2.1 num m | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 38 | Guatemala | 2.1 num m | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 40 | Benin | 2 num m | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 2 num m | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 40 | Liberia | 2 num m | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 2 num m | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 1.7 num m | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 1.6 num m | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 45 | Congo | 1.6 num m | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Guinea | 1.6 num m | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Honduras | 1.6 num m | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 45 | Jordan | 1.6 num m | 2023 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Nepal | 1.6 num m | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 51 | Argentina | 1.5 num m | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 52 | Cameroon | 1.4 num m | 2023 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 53 | Libya | 1.2 num m | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 1.2 num m | 2022 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 55 | Algeria | 1 num m | 2017 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 56 | Cambodia | 0.9 num m | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 56 | Malaysia | 0.9 num m | 2020 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 56 | Senegal | 0.9 num m | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 56 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.9 num m | 2023 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8 num m | 2014 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 60 | Togo | 0.8 num m | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 0.8 num m | 2011 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Botswana | 0.6 num m | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 63 | Gabon | 0.6 num m | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 65 | Chile | 0.5 num m | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 65 | Gambia, The | 0.5 num m | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5 num m | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Lebanon | 0.5 num m | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 65 | Namibia | 0.5 num m | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 0.4 num m | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 0.4 num m | 2013 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 70 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.4 num m | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Mauritania | 0.4 num m | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 0.4 num m | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 70 | El Salvador | 0.4 num m | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 70 | Tunisia | 0.4 num m | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 0.3 num m | 2006 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 77 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.3 num m | 2005 | — | flat |
| 77 | Oman | 0.3 num m | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Panama | 0.3 num m | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 0.3 num m | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 82 | Albania | 0.2 num m | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2 num m | 2020 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 82 | Armenia | 0.2 num m | 2008 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 0.2 num m | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 82 | Jamaica | 0.2 num m | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Solomon Islands | 0.2 num m | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 82 | Serbia | 0.2 num m | 2005 | — | falling |
| 82 | Slovak Republic | 0.2 num m | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 82 | Eswatini | 0.2 num m | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2 num m | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 92 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.1 num m | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 0.1 num m | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 92 | Djibouti | 0.1 num m | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 92 | Georgia | 0.1 num m | 2022 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 92 | Croatia | 0.1 num m | 2011 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Mongolia | 0.1 num m | 2021 | down 75.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 673.2 num m
- Asia 323.4 num m
- Africa 306.5 num m
- Central and Southern Asia 228.9 num m
- Sub-Saharan Africa 277.5 num m
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 68.3 num m
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 61.2 num m
- Americas 33.5 num m
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 3.3 num m
- Other non-specified areas in Eastern Asia 0.9 num m
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0.2 num m
- South America 16.7 num m