Prevalence of undernourishment in North Korea
An estimated 47.0% of people in North Korea were undernourished in 2018.
The latest value for North Korea is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2024.
North Korea, 2018
47.0%
Change from 2017
−0.5percentage points
World, 2018
7.4%
Prevalence of undernourishment in North Korea over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 8.1% |
| 2023 | – | 8.5% |
| 2022 | – | 8.6% |
| 2021 | – | 8.6% |
| 2020 | – | 8.4% |
| 2019 | – | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 47.5% in 2017.
- Since 2008, when it was 40.5%, the figure has changed by +6.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2018 was 7.4%.
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