Number of people who are undernourished in Euro area
Euro area: Number of people who are undernourished was 200,000 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of people who are undernourished in Euro area, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in Euro area stood at 200,000. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Euro area peaked at 1.50 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 200,000, in 2021.
That places Euro area 40th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people who are undernourished in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.50 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.30 million | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 1.20 million | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.00 million | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 900,000 | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 700,000 | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 700,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 800,000 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 800,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 600,000 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 400,000 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 300,000 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 200,000 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 million | 700,000 | 1.50 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 580,000 | 400,000 | 800,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 225,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 37 Burkina Faso 3.00 million compare
- 37 Papua New Guinea 3.00 million compare
- 39 Mali 2.90 million compare
- 39 Myanmar 2.90 million compare
- 41 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.70 million compare
- 41 Ukraine 2.70 million compare
- 43 Morocco 2.60 million compare
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % 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 0.0373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.4205 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0363 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0367 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Euro area?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Euro area was 200,000 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 in 2021.
- How does Euro area rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Euro area ranks 40th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area 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.