Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet by country
Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.
Countries reporting
143
Highest
586.50 million people
India
Lowest
0 people
Slovenia
Median
2.00 million people
Years covered
8
2017–2024
Data points
1,199
What the numbers show
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 586.50 million people in India; the lowest is 0 people in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.00 million people, and the mean is 17.40 million people.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 586.50 million people | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 184.50 million people | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 3 | China | 173.40 million people | 2024 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 151.40 million people | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 123.40 million people | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 97.30 million people | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 77.10 million people | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 71.60 million people | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 66.20 million people | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 51.00 million people | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 11 | Tanzania | 50.60 million people | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 50.20 million people | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 13 | Kenya | 43.50 million people | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 39.50 million people | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 35.60 million people | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 16 | Mozambique | 30.90 million people | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 17 | Madagascar | 29.90 million people | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 27.90 million people | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 19 | Sudan | 27.40 million people | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 20 | Angola | 27.10 million people | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 23.30 million people | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 22 | Ghana | 22.90 million people | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 23 | Myanmar | 20.70 million people | 2024 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 24 | Malawi | 19.80 million people | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 19.10 million people | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 17.50 million people | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 27 | Cameroon | 16.50 million people | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.50 million people | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 28 | United States | 15.50 million people | 2024 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 14.90 million people | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 30 | Mali | 14.90 million people | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 32 | Iraq | 14.10 million people | 2024 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 32 | Syria | 14.10 million people | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 34 | Chad | 13.00 million people | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 35 | Burundi | 12.80 million people | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 35 | Iran | 12.80 million people | 2024 | up 93.9% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 12.00 million people | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 38 | South Sudan | 11.70 million people | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 11.30 million people | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 40 | Rwanda | 10.70 million people | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 41 | Haiti | 10.30 million people | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 10.00 million people | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 9.90 million people | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 44 | Algeria | 9.40 million people | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 45 | Japan | 8.90 million people | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 45 | Vietnam | 8.90 million people | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 47 | Guatemala | 8.80 million people | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 48 | Senegal | 8.70 million people | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 49 | Chile | 7.90 million people | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 50 | Benin | 7.70 million people | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 51 | Guinea | 7.40 million people | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 5.90 million people | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 53 | Turkey | 5.80 million people | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | 5.40 million people | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 55 | Morocco | 5.20 million people | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 56 | Togo | 5.10 million people | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 57 | Congo | 5.00 million people | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 4.80 million people | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 4.80 million people | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 4.60 million people | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 61 | Laos | 4.40 million people | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 4.20 million people | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 63 | Spain | 4.00 million people | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 63 | Italy | 4.00 million people | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 65 | Liberia | 3.60 million people | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 66 | Mauritania | 2.90 million people | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 2.60 million people | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 2.60 million people | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.20 million people | 2024 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 69 | South Korea | 2.20 million people | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 71 | Poland | 2.10 million people | 2024 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 72 | France | 2.00 million people | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 2.00 million people | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 74 | Armenia | 1.90 million people | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 1.90 million people | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 76 | Lesotho | 1.80 million people | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 76 | Russia | 1.80 million people | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 78 | Germany | 1.70 million people | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 1.70 million people | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 78 | Greece | 1.70 million people | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 78 | Namibia | 1.70 million people | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 82 | Paraguay | 1.60 million people | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 83 | Botswana | 1.50 million people | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 1.50 million people | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.40 million people | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 86 | Gambia | 1.30 million people | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 86 | Taiwan | 1.30 million people | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 88 | Canada | 1.20 million people | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Jordan | 1.20 million people | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 88 | Uruguay | 1.20 million people | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 91 | Bolivia | 1.10 million people | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 1.10 million people | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 93 | Tunisia | 1.00 million people | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 94 | Australia | 899,999 people | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 94 | Gabon | 899,999 people | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 94 | Hungary | 899,999 people | 2024 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 899,999 people | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 94 | Slovakia | 899,999 people | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 99 | Eswatini | 800,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 699,999 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Djibouti | 600,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Jamaica | 600,000 people | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 101 | Mongolia | 600,000 people | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 101 | Malaysia | 600,000 people | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 600,000 people | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 106 | Comoros | 500,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Fiji | 500,000 people | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 106 | Serbia | 500,000 people | 2024 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 400,000 people | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 109 | Czechia | 400,000 people | 2024 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 109 | Croatia | 400,000 people | 2024 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 109 | Sweden | 400,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Albania | 300,000 people | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 113 | Austria | 300,000 people | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 113 | Belize | 300,000 people | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 113 | Moldova | 300,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 300,000 people | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 113 | Palestine | 300,000 people | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 200,000 people | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 200,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 200,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Lebanon | 200,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Lithuania | 200,000 people | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 119 | Latvia | 200,000 people | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 119 | Mauritius | 200,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Netherlands | 200,000 people | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 119 | Suriname | 200,000 people | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 100,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Belgium | 100,000 people | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 128 | Belarus | 100,000 people | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 128 | Switzerland | 100,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Estonia | 100,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Ireland | 100,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 128 | Montenegro | 100,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Norway | 100,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100,000 people | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Seychelles | 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Bhutan | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Cyprus | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Denmark | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Finland | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Guyana | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Slovenia | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.