Number of people who are undernourished in Egypt
Egypt: Number of people who are undernourished was 10.80 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Egypt, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in Egypt stood at 10.80 million. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Egypt peaked at 10.80 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.60 million, in 2001.
Egypt ranks 14th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.60 million | — |
| 2002 | 3.80 million | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 4.30 million | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 4.60 million | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 4.70 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.50 million | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.30 million | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 4.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.60 million | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 4.80 million | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 5.30 million | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 5.80 million | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 6.30 million | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 6.50 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.70 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.80 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.00 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 7.80 million | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 8.80 million | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 9.90 million | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 10.80 million | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.27 million | 3.60 million | 4.70 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.06 million | 4.60 million | 7.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.32 million | 7.80 million | 10.80 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 11 Madagascar 12.30 million compare
- 12 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 12.20 million compare
- 13 Afghanistan 11.70 million compare
- 15 Uganda 10.70 million compare
- 16 Somalia 9.80 million compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 9.20 million compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.63 % 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 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.24 % 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 0.019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Egypt?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Egypt was 10.80 million in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 10.80 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.60 million in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Egypt ranks 14th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.