Number of undernourished people (millions) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Number of undernourished people (millions) was 253.8 num m in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 253.8 num m, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 253.9 num m in 2024 and was at its lowest, 168.6 num m, in 2009.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 205.5 num m | — |
| 2001 | 202.2 num m | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 200.8 num m | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 198.4 num m | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 195.7 num m | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 188.6 num m | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 182.8 num m | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 176.3 num m | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 171.7 num m | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 168.6 num m | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 171 num m | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 174.3 num m | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 176.3 num m | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 178.5 num m | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 178.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 186.8 num m | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 208.3 num m | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 201.7 num m | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 204.9 num m | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 221.4 num m | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 219 num m | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 228.4 num m | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 233 num m | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 246.8 num m | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 253.9 num m | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 253.8 num m | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 189.06 num m | 168.6 num m | 205.5 num m | 10 |
| 2010s | 190.17 num m | 171 num m | 221.4 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 239.15 num m | 219 num m | 253.9 num m | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More development goals data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Red List Index 0.7542 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,312 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 177.54 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 307 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 295 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 227 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 663 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 820 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 834 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Number of undernourished people in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 253.8 num m in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 253.9 num m in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.6 num m in 2009.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for number of undernourished people?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th out of 28 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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