Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet was 300,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Palestine, State of, 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 Palestine, State of is 300,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
That places Palestine, State of 113th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 200,000 people | — |
| 2018 | 200,000 people | +0.0% |
| 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 | 300,000 people | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 260,000 people | 200,000 people | 300,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Palestine, State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0139 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Palestine, State of?
- Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Palestine, State of was 300,000 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 300,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 people in 2017.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Palestine, State of ranks 113th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.