Number of undernourished/hungry people worldwide 2000-2023

Number of undernourished/hungry people worldwide from 2000 to 2023

CharacteristicNumber of starving people worldwide in millions
2023 733.4
2021-23 722
2020-22 700.6
2019-21 653.1
2018-20 602.5
2017-19 559.9
2016-18 555.5
2015-17 559.9
2014-16 559
2013-15 557.2
2012-14 558.3
2011-13 570.4
2010-12 584.4
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Release date

August 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

Special properties

Expressed as three-year averages

Supplementary notes

The acronym FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Underourishment is defined as the status of persons, whose food intake regularly provides less than their minimum energy requirements. The average minimum energy requirement per person is about 1800 kcal per day. The exact requirement is determined by a person’s age, body size, activity level and physiological conditions such as illness, infection, pregnancy and lactation.

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