Prevalence of undernourishment in Bangladesh
An estimated 8.2% of people in Bangladesh were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Bangladesh, 2024
8.2%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
60th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Bangladesh over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.2% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 8.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 15.6%, the figure has changed by −7.4 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Bangladesh has the 60th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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All statistics for Bangladesh
Extreme poverty rate
5.9%
2022 · World Bank
Cereal yield
5,408 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.59e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
38.6%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.76e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
171.8e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT