Undernourished Population

This key economic indicator for the Nutrition sector has been recently updated.

  1. Nigeria Undernourished Population was up 4.6% in 2019, from a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Nigeria Undernourished Population jumped by 11.8% year on year to 26,569,701.36 Persons.
  3. In 2019 Pakistan was number 3 in Undernourished Population.

Top Countries in Undernourished Population

Units (Persons) - 2000 to 2019

# 119 Countries Units (Persons) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
India
191,384,536 2019 -1.0 % -1.9 % View data
2 #2
China
111,413,043 2019 -3.6 % -2.9 % View data
3 #3
Pakistan
40,649,296 2019 +0.8 % +0.9 % View data
4 #4
Nigeria
26,569,701 2019 +4.6 % +11.8 % View data
5 #5
Bangladesh
24,180,046 2019 -0.5 % -1.3 % View data
6 #6
Ethiopia
20,283,278 2019 -3.0 % -3.1 % View data
7 #7
Indonesia
19,672,221 2019 -4.7 % -2.5 % View data
8 #8
Uganda
18,635,267 2019 +3.6 % +6.5 % View data
9 #9
Tanzania
17,988,231 2019 +1.2 % +1.5 % View data
10 #10
Kenya
14,874,049 2019 +2.5 % +7.2 % View data
11 #11
Philippines
13,914,466 2019 +0.0 % -0.1 % View data
12 #12
North Korea
12,471,266 2019 +1.6 % +2.7 % View data
13 #13
Madagascar
11,971,807 2019 +3.2 % +5.6 % View data
14 #14
Yemen
11,595,582 2019 +3.4 % +7.2 % View data
15 #15
Iraq
11,487,218 2019 +2.1 % +3.6 % View data
16 #16
Afghanistan
10,926,963 2019 +2.1 % +4.4 % View data
17 #17
Zimbabwe
8,873,826 2019 +2.5 % +4.3 % View data
18 #18
Mozambique
8,328,818 2019 +1.0 % +2.7 % View data
19 #19
Zambia
8,127,202 2019 +1.5 % +3.0 % View data
20 #20
Sudan
8,042,344 2019 -0.3 % +0.4 % View data
21 #21
Vietnam
7,880,689 2019 -4.8 % -4.1 % View data
22 #22
Venezuela
7,136,851 2019 +5.4 % +19.7 % View data
23 #23
Angola
6,914,554 2019 -2.8 % -1.9 % View data
24 #24
Chad
5,725,340 2019 +1.8 % +2.8 % View data
25 #25
Haiti
5,423,530 2019 +0.5 % +0.8 % View data
26 #26
Thailand
4,961,920 2019 -3.4 % -2.0 % View data
27 #27
Ivory Coast
4,726,839 2019 +0.8 % +0.1 % View data
28 #28
Mexico
4,639,316 2019 -0.9 % -1.5 % View data
29 #29
Rwanda
4,536,611 2019 +1.2 % +3.6 % View data
30 #30
Egypt
4,424,373 2019 +1.0 % +2.0 % View data
31 #31
Myanmar
4,381,826 2019 -10.6 % -6.4 % View data
32 #32
Iran
3,978,940 2019 -0.3 % -0.6 % View data
33 #33
Burkina Faso
3,857,238 2019 +1.1 % +2.0 % View data
34 #34
South Africa
3,664,383 2019 +2.6 % +5.5 % View data
35 #35
Niger
3,594,733 2019 +3.5 % +12.4 % View data
36 #36
Malawi
3,269,405 2019 +0.1 % +1.1 % View data
37 #37
Central African Republic
3,000,108 2019 +3.2 % +4.6 % View data
38 #38
Peru
2,877,742 2019 -2.7 % +0.6 % View data
39 #39
Guatemala
2,623,199 2019 +0.9 % +1.0 % View data
40 #40
Cambodia
2,593,724 2019 -0.8 % -1.5 % View data
41 #41
Nepal
2,331,576 2019 -3.3 % -2.2 % View data
42 #42
Saudi Arabia
2,287,763 2019 +2.1 % +7.4 % View data
43 #43
Colombia
2,185,755 2019 -6.5 % -9.5 % View data
44 #44
Republic of the Congo
2,152,969 2019 +1.8 % +2.5 % View data
45 #45
Cameroon
2,133,679 2019 -1.9 % +5.9 % View data
46 #46
Argentina
2,069,001 2019 +1.9 % +6.6 % View data
47 #47
Guinea
2,040,126 2019 +0.4 % +2.5 % View data
48 #48
Sierra Leone
1,874,046 2019 +0.5 % +3.2 % View data
49 #49
Liberia
1,871,418 2019 +1.8 % +1.9 % View data
50 #50
Uzbekistan
1,790,322 2019 -4.4 % -2.2 % View data
51 #51
Bolivia
1,773,442 2019 -2.9 % -2.4 % View data
52 #52
Senegal
1,772,569 2019 -1.3 % -1.4 % View data
53 #53
Sri Lanka
1,699,898 2019 -4.8 % -4.1 % View data
54 #54
Ghana
1,581,559 2019 -1.2 % -1.4 % View data
55 #55
Ukraine
1,500,000 2017 +0.0 % NA View data
56 #56
Algeria
1,424,811 2019 -4.7 % -2.3 % View data
57 #57
Togo
1,278,877 2019 -0.6 % -0.3 % View data
58 #58
Jordan
1,274,915 2019 +3.6 % +5.0 % View data
59 #59
Honduras
1,191,483 2019 -0.4 % -1.7 % View data
60 #60
Ecuador
1,187,779 2019 -3.6 % -1.8 % View data
61 #61
Mali
1,151,873 2019 -0.1 % +2.9 % View data
62 #62
Morocco
1,108,545 2019 -3.3 % -3.1 % View data
63 #63
Benin
1,070,258 2019 -0.7 % +1.4 % View data
64 #64
Nicaragua
1,032,329 2019 -1.3 % +0.6 % View data
65 #65
Laos
1,026,521 2019 -2.8 % -1.4 % View data
66 #66
Dominican Republic
876,740 2019 -7.2 % -7.6 % View data
67 #67
Lebanon
781,728 2019 +5.0 % +5.4 % View data
68 #68
Malaysia
776,919 2019 -1.8 % -2.9 % View data
69 #69
Namibia
709,058 2019 +0.5 % +0.3 % View data
70 #70
Paraguay
693,737 2019 -0.6 % -2.8 % View data
71 #71
Botswana
604,521 2019 +0.5 % +3.9 % View data
72 #72
El Salvador
584,369 2019 -1.3 % -3.5 % View data
73 #73
Guinea-Bissau
530,062 2019 +2.6 % +5.8 % View data
74 #74
Serbia
500,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
75 #75
Mauritania
499,134 2019 +3.0 % +10.7 % View data
76 #76
Tunisia
495,755 2019 -0.3 % -0.2 % View data
77 #77
Chile
477,885 2019 -2.7 % -4.5 % View data
78 #78
Kyrgyzstan
376,223 2019 -2.4 % -1.2 % View data
79 #79
Panama
364,463 2019 -3.7 % -1.8 % View data
80 #80
Mongolia
354,638 2019 -4.9 % -2.4 % View data
81 #81
Eswatini
308,431 2019 +1.1 % +0.6 % View data
82 #82
Lesotho
306,531 2019 +0.8 % +0.4 % View data
83 #83
Turkmenistan
304,792 2019 +0.6 % +0.3 % View data
84 #84
Oman
304,139 2019 +2.0 % +8.7 % View data
85 #85
East Timor
296,837 2019 -0.4 % -0.2 % View data
86 #86
Georgia
286,636 2019 -1.8 % -0.9 % View data
87 #87
Bulgaria
277,967 2019 -3.2 % -1.5 % View data
88 #88
United Arab Emirates
213,322 2019 -3.9 % -6.6 % View data
89 #89
Gabon
204,186 2019 +0.8 % +0.4 % View data
90 #90
Jamaica
202,259 2019 -1.7 % -7.6 % View data
91 #91
Gambia
200,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
92 #92
Costa Rica
197,277 2019 -1.3 % -8.0 % View data
93 #93
Albania
193,945 2019 -1.2 % -0.6 % View data
94 #94
Djibouti
193,628 2019 -1.3 % -0.7 % View data
95 #95
Slovakia
187,686 2019 -2.5 % -1.3 % View data
96 #96
Barbados
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Belize
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Brunei
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Cape Verde
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Cyprus
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Dominica
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Estonia
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Fiji
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
French Polynesia
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Guyana
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Kiribati
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Kuwait
100,000 2017 +0.0 % NA View data
96 #96
Maldives
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Mauritius
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
New Caledonia
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Samoa
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Sao Tome and Principe
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Solomon Islands
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Suriname
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
Vanuatu
100,000 2018 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
117 #117
Trinidad and Tobago
97,814 2019 -0.9 % -0.4 % View data
118 #118
Macedonia
95,185 2019 -1.9 % -1.0 % View data
119 #119
Armenia
63,700 2019 -18.3 % -8.6 % View data

Source: World Bank

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