Number of undernourished people (millions) in Somalia
Somalia: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 10.7 num m in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Somalia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in Somalia is 10.7 num m, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Somalia peaked at 10.7 num m in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4 num m, in 2001.
Somalia ranks 14th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.4 num m | — |
| 2002 | 6.7 num m | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.9 num m | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2 num m | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 7.4 num m | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 7.7 num m | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 7.9 num m | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 8.1 num m | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.6 num m | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 8.8 num m | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 8.8 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5 num m | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2 num m | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 8.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.4 num m | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 8.6 num m | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.8 num m | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.7 num m | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.6 num m | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.7 num m | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 9 num m | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 9.3 num m | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 10 num m | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 10.7 num m | +7.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 10.7 num m is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.35 num m, 2.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 10.7 num m is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.55 num m, 4.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.43 num m | 6.4 num m | 8.6 num m | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.56 num m | 8.2 num m | 8.8 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.54 num m | 8.7 num m | 10.7 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 13.1 num m compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12.2 num m compare
- 13 Afghanistan 11.9 num m compare
- 15 Uganda 10.4 num m compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 10.1 num m compare
- 16 Syria 10.1 num m compare
More development goals data for Somalia
- Red List Index 0.9154 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,397 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Somalia?
- Number of undernourished people in Somalia was 10.7 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 num m in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4 num m in 2001.
- How does Somalia rank for number of undernourished people?
- Somalia ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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