Number of undernourished people (millions) in Haiti
Haiti: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 6.1 num m in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Haiti, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 6.1 num m for number of undernourished people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Haiti peaked at 6.1 num m in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.9 num m, in 2009.
That places Haiti 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.1 num m | — |
| 2002 | 4.3 num m | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 4.4 num m | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3 num m | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2 num m | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.1 num m | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 4 num m | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.9 num m | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 3.9 num m | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 num m | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9 num m | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 4 num m | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.1 num m | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.4 num m | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5 num m | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.7 num m | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 4.9 num m | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 5.4 num m | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 5.8 num m | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 6.1 num m | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 6.1 num m | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 6.1 num m is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.45 num m, 4.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 6.1 num m is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 num m, 4.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.19 num m | 3.9 num m | 4.4 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.14 num m | 3.9 num m | 4.7 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 num m | 4.9 num m | 6.1 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More development goals data for Haiti
- Red List Index 0.6724 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,306 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 210.44 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 10,005 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Haiti?
- Number of undernourished people in Haiti was 6.1 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 num m in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 num m in 2009.
- How does Haiti rank for number of undernourished people?
- Haiti ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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