By the Numbers: Hunger figures around the world
733 million
Estimated number of people around the world who faced hunger in 2023, the midpoint of estimates from 713 to 757 million, according to a United Nations report in July 2024
2.33 billion
Estimated number of people around the world who faced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2023 (UN, July 2024)
864 million
Estimated number of people around the world who were food-insecure at severe levels in 2023 (UN, July 2024)
282 million
Estimated number of people across 59 countries and territories around the world who experienced high levels of acute hunger — or undernourishment over a definable period — in 2023, according to the 2024 Global Report on Food Crises
582 million
Estimated number of people who will be chronically undernourished by 2030, if the current hunger trend continues (UN, July 2024)
66
The Philippines’ ranking among 125 countries in the 2023 Global Hunger Index
14.8
The Philippines’ score in the 2023 Global Hunger Index
17.6 percent
Percentage of Filipino families that experienced involuntary hunger, or being hungry and not having anything to eat, at least once within the last three months prior to June 23 to July 1, 2024, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey report released July 2024
26.7 percent
Percentage of prevalence of stunting under 5 years old in the Philippines, as reported by the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) in its Year One Report released in January 2024
36 million
The estimated number of children under 5 years old across 32 countries who were acutely malnourished in 2023, according to the 2024 Global Report on Food Crises
309 million
Estimated number of people facing acute levels of food insecurity in the 71 countries with World Food Programme (WFP) operations and where data is available, according to the WFP Global Operation Response Plan 2024 Update #11 from June 2024
37.2 million
Estimated number of people across 47 countries who will be in emergency or worse levels of acute food insecurity in 2024 and will require immediate emergency assistance to save lives and livelihoods, according to the WFP Global Operation Response Plan 2024 Update #11 from June 2024
20.4 percent
Estimated percentage of the population facing hunger in Africa in 2023 (UN, July 2024)
8.1 percent
Estimated percentage of the population facing hunger in Asia in 2023 (UN, July 2024)
6.2 percent
Estimated percentage of the population facing hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023 (UN, July 2024)
7.3 percent
Estimated percentage of the population facing hunger in Oceania in 2023 (UN, July 2024)
Sources: Inquirer archives, who.int, openknowledge.fao.org, sws.org.ph, edcom2.gov.ph, wfpusa.org, unicefusa.org, globalhungerindex.org
