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Number of undernourished people (millions)

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United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2023
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  1. 1India172.1
  2. 2Nigeria45.4
  3. 3Pakistan40.9
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.40.7
  5. 5Ethiopia25.4
  6. 6Kenya20.4
  7. 7Bangladesh17.9
  8. 8Indonesia17.7
  9. 9Tanzania13.4
  10. 10Madagascar12.3
  11. 11Afghanistan11.7
  12. 12Egypt, Arab Rep.10.8
  13. 13Uganda10.7
  14. 14Somalia, Fed. Rep.9.8
  15. 15Syrian Arab Republic9.2
  16. 16Angola8.3
  17. 17Zambia7.7
  18. 18Mozambique7.3
  19. 19Iraq6.7
  20. 20South Africa6.3
  21. 20Haiti6.3
  22. 21Iran, Islamic Rep.6.2
  23. 21Chad6.2
  24. 22Viet Nam5.3
  25. 23Malawi4.5
  26. 24Cote d'Ivoire3.5
  27. 24Mexico3.5
  28. 25Rwanda3.4
  29. 25Philippines3.4
  30. 25Niger3.4
  31. 26Thailand3.3
  32. 27Zimbabwe3.2
  33. 28Burkina Faso3
  34. 28Papua New Guinea3
  35. 29Myanmar2.9
  36. 29Mali2.9
  37. 30Ukraine2.7
  38. 30Bolivia2.7
  39. 31South Sudan2.6
  40. 31Morocco2.6
  41. 32Peru2.3
  42. 33Ecuador2.2
  43. 34Guatemala2.1
  44. 34Ghana2.1
  45. 35Sierra Leone2
  46. 35Benin2
  47. 35Colombia2
  48. 35Liberia2
  49. 36Venezuela, RB1.7
  50. 36Sri Lanka1.7
  51. 37Jordan1.6
  52. 37Congo, Rep.1.6
  53. 37Guinea1.6
  54. 37Nepal1.6
  55. 37Central African Republic1.6
  56. 37Honduras1.6
  57. 38Argentina1.5
  58. 39Cameroon1.4
  59. 40Libya1.2
  60. 41Tajikistan0.9
  61. 41Taiwan0.9
  62. 41Cambodia0.9
  63. 41Senegal0.9
  64. 42Togo0.8
  65. 43Botswana0.6
  66. 43Gabon0.6
  67. 44Namibia0.5
  68. 44Guinea-Bissau0.5
  69. 44Lebanon0.5
  70. 44Gambia, The0.5
  71. 44Chile0.5
  72. 45El Salvador0.4
  73. 45Dominican Republic0.4
  74. 45Mauritania0.4
  75. 45Paraguay0.4
  76. 45Kyrgyz Republic0.4
  77. 45Tunisia0.4
  78. 46Oman0.3
  79. 46Timor-Leste0.3
  80. 46Panama0.3
  81. 46Turkmenistan0.3
  82. 47Slovak Republic0.2
  83. 47Eswatini0.2
  84. 47Solomon Islands0.2
  85. 47Trinidad and Tobago0.2
  86. 47Albania0.2
  87. 47Jamaica0.2
  88. 47Hong Kong SAR, China0.2
  89. 48Djibouti0.1
  90. 48Mauritius0.1
  91. 48Comoros0.1

Number of undernourished people (millions)

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