Prevalence of undernourishment in Spain
An estimated 2.5% of people in Spain were undernourished in 2024.
Spain, 2024
2.5%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
European Union, 2024
2.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
2.5%
Position in 2024
142nd of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Spain 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 | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.5%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 142nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 2.5%.
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