Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, India or Middle income?

Middle income, at 455.20 million against 172.10 million in India as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between India and Middle income?

283.10 million, with Middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Middle income: Number of people who are undernourished

India

172.10 million

in 2023

Middle income

455.20 million

in 2023

India rank

1st

Middle income rank

4th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

India
Middle income

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 455.20 million against 172.10 million in India, a difference of 283.10 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 2.6 times India's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 130 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	214.19 million	608.30 million	394.11 million	Middle income
2010s	163.21 million	406.89 million	243.68 million	Middle income
2020s	188.60 million	465.05 million	276.45 million	Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, India or Middle income?: Middle income, at 455.20 million against 172.10 million in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between India and Middle income?: 283.10 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do India and Middle income rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people who are undernourished
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 3,649 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.