Number of undernourished people (millions) in Western Asia
Western Asia: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 41 num m in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 41 num m for number of undernourished people in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Western Asia peaked at 41 num m in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.5 num m, in 2010.
Western Asia ranks 15th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.1 num m | — |
| 2001 | 37 num m | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 38 num m | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 39.6 num m | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 33.2 num m | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 28.2 num m | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 22.8 num m | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 19 num m | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 17.4 num m | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 15.6 num m | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 14.5 num m | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 18.3 num m | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 18.8 num m | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 19.8 num m | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 21.6 num m | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 24.6 num m | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 28.4 num m | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 28.1 num m | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 29.5 num m | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 30.4 num m | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 31.9 num m | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 33.4 num m | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 34.6 num m | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 36.9 num m | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 38.5 num m | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 41 num m | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.69 num m | 15.6 num m | 39.6 num m | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4 num m | 14.5 num m | 30.4 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.05 num m | 31.9 num m | 41 num m | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12.2 num m compare
- 13 Afghanistan 11.9 num m compare
- 14 Somalia 10.7 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
- 18 Egypt 9.8 num m compare
More development goals data for Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8335 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,942 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,608 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 70 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 251 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 389 (2025)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Western Asia?
- Number of undernourished people in Western Asia was 41 num m in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 41 num m in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 num m in 2010.
- How does Western Asia rank for number of undernourished people?
- Western Asia ranks 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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