Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet was 2.20 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
2.20 million people
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
69th
of 150 countries
All-time high
2.70 million people
in 2020
All-time low
2.00 million people
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Kyrgyzstan, 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
In 2024, number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Kyrgyzstan stood at 2.20 million people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 69th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.50 million people | — |
| 2018 | 2.20 million people | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 2.00 million people | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 2.70 million people | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 2.50 million people | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 2.50 million people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.40 million people | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.20 million people | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.23 million people | 2.00 million people | 2.50 million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.46 million people | 2.20 million people | 2.70 million people | 5 |
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More health data for Kyrgyzstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 938.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 278 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -7.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 365 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Kyrgyzstan?
- Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Kyrgyzstan was 2.20 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million people in 2019.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 69th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.