Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet was 77.10 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Bangladesh, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Bangladesh is 77.10 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
That places Bangladesh 7th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 106.60 million people | — |
| 2018 | 101.50 million people | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 97.70 million people | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 94.10 million people | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 88.30 million people | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 83.10 million people | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 79.80 million people | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 77.10 million people | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 101.93 million people | 97.70 million people | 106.60 million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.48 million people | 77.10 million people | 94.10 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.179 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Bangladesh?
- Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Bangladesh was 77.10 million people in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 106.60 million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.10 million people in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.