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Undernourishment
World figure
8.5%
% of population·2023
Published observationOver time
Full published historyWorld2023 · 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment is the percentage of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life. Data showing as 2.5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.
169 countries & areas with dataLatest available · years shown in the table
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% of population · Latest available per country; reporting years may differ.
169 with data · 217 countries & areas
| Rank | Country / area | Region | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 54.2% | 2023 | |
| 2 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.2% | 2023 | |
| 3 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 47% | 2018 | |
| 4 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.5% | 2023 | |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 39% | 2023 | |
| 6 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.5% | 2023 | |
| 7 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.2% | 2023 | |
| 8 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.8% | 2023 | |
| 9 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.5% | 2023 | |
| 10 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32% | 2023 | |
| 11 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.8% | 2023 | |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 28.7% | 2023 | |
| 13 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28.1% | 2023 | |
| 14 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.4% | 2023 | |
| 15 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.3% | 2023 | |
| 16 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.4% | 2023 | |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.1% | 2023 | |
| 18 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24% | 2023 | |
| 19 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.5% | 2023 | |
| 20 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.3% | 2023 | |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.1% | 2023 | |
| 22 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22% | 2023 | |
| 23 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.8% | 2023 | |
| 24 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.8% | 2023 | |
| 25 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.4% | 2023 | |
| 26 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.2% | 2023 | |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 20% | 2023 | |
| 28 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.9% | 2023 | |
| 29 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.7% | 2023 | |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.7% | 2023 | |
| 31 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 18.7% | 2023 | |
| 32 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.1% | 2023 | |
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.4% | 2023 | |
| 34 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.3% | 2022 | |
| 35 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.8% | 2023 | |
| 36 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.5% | 2023 | |
| 37 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.5% | 2023 | |
| 38 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.4% | 2023 | |
| 39 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.9% | 2023 | |
| 40 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.8% | 2023 | |
| 41 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.7% | 2023 | |
| 42 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.3% | 2023 | |
| 43 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.3% | 2023 | |
| 44 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.5% | 2023 | |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.1% | 2023 | |
| 46 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.9% | 2023 | |
| 47 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.9% | 2023 | |
| 48 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.3% | 2023 | |
| 49 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.1% | 2023 | |
| 50 | India | South Asia | 12% | 2023 | |
| 51 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.8% | 2023 | |
| 52 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.4% | 2023 | |
| 53 | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 11.2% | 2023 | |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 11.2% | 2023 | |
| 55 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.1% | 2023 | |
| 56 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11% | 2021 | |
| 57 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 10.4% | 2023 | |
| 58 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10% | 2023 | |
| 59 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.7% | 2023 | |
| 60 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.4% | 2023 | |
| 61 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.1% | 2023 | |
| 62 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.7% | 2023 | |
| 63 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.7% | 2023 | |
| 64 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.7% | 2023 | |
| 65 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 8.4% | 2023 | |
| 66 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| 68 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 7.2% | 2023 | |
| 69 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 7% | 2023 | |
| 70 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7% | 2023 | |
| 71 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.9% | 2023 | |
| 72 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 6.9% | 2023 | |
| 73 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 6.8% | 2023 | |
| 74 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.8% | 2023 | |
| 75 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.7% | 2023 | |
| 76 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.3% | 2023 | |
| 77 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 6.3% | 2023 | |
| 78 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.1% | 2023 | |
| 79 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.9% | 2023 | |
| 80 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.9% | 2023 | |
| 81 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.7% | 2023 | |
| 82 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 5.4% | 2023 | |
| 83 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 5.4% | 2023 | |
| 84 | Nepal | South Asia | 5.3% | 2023 | |
| 85 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 5.3% | 2023 | |
| 86 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 5.2% | 2023 | |
| 87 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.2% | 2023 | |
| 88 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 5.1% | 2023 | |
| 89 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.1% | 2023 | |
| 90 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.9% | 2023 | |
| 91 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.8% | 2023 | |
| 92 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 4.6% | 2023 | |
| 93 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% | 2023 | |
| 95 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1% | 2023 | |
| 96 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.9% | 2023 | |
| 97 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| 98 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.6% | 2023 | |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.6% | 2023 | |
| 100 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 3.6% | 2023 | |
| 101 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.4% | 2023 | |
| 102 | Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 3.1% | 2023 | |
| 103 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1% | 2023 | |
| 104 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 3% | 2023 | |
| 105 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
| 106 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.7% | 2023 | |
| 107 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 108 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 109 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 110 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 112 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 113 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 115 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 116 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 117 | Canada | North America | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 118 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 119 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 120 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 121 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 122 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2006 | |
| 123 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 124 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 125 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 126 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 127 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 128 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 129 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 130 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 131 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 132 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 133 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 134 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 135 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 136 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 137 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 138 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 139 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 140 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 141 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 142 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 143 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 144 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 145 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 146 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 147 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 148 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 149 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 150 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 151 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 152 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 153 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 154 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 155 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 156 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 157 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 158 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 159 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 160 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 161 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 162 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 163 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 164 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 166 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 167 | United States | North America | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 168 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| 169 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| — | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | No data | — | |
| — | Bermuda | North America | No data | — | |
| — | Bhutan | South Asia | No data | — | |
| — | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Curacao | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | No data | — | |
| — | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Maldives | South Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Naoero | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | No data | — | |
| — | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | No data | — | |
| — | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | St. Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | No data | — | |
| — | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Latin America & Caribbean | No data | — | |
| — | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | No data | — | |
| — | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | No data | — |