Number of people who are undernourished in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of people who are undernourished was 91.90 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 91.90 million for number of people who are undernourished in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 91.90 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.40 million, in 2007.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60.90 million | — |
| 2002 | 62.70 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 61.90 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 59.60 million | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 57.20 million | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 55.40 million | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 54.40 million | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 54.70 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 55.90 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 58.00 million | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 59.70 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 60.90 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 61.10 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 61.40 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 60.90 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.10 million | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 61.80 million | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 61.30 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 69.20 million | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 74.30 million | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 85.60 million | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 89.70 million | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 91.90 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.08 million | 54.40 million | 62.70 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.34 million | 58.00 million | 69.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.38 million | 74.30 million | 91.90 million | 4 |
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More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 91.90 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.90 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.40 million in 2007.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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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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.