Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet was 200,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
200,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
119th
of 150 countries
All-time high
300,000 people
in 2017
All-time low
200,000 people
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in United Arab Emirates, 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
United Arab Emirates recorded 200,000 people for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 119th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 300,000 people | — |
| 2018 | 200,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 300,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 300,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 233,333 people | 200,000 people | 300,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 240,000 people | 200,000 people | 300,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for United Arab Emirates
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.3472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 287 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0797 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in United Arab Emirates?
- Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in United Arab Emirates was 200,000 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 300,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 people in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 119th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.