Prevalence of undernourishment in World
An estimated 8.1% of people in the world were undernourished in 2024.
World is a group: All economies covered by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
World, 2024
8.1%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
European Union, 2024
2.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment in World 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 | World | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.1% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | 2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | 2.5% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | 2.5% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | 2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | 2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | 2.6% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | 2.6% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | 2.6% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | 2.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 8.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.4%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 2.5%.
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
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