Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Austria

Austria: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 400,000 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
400,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 126 countries
All-time high
500,000
in 2015
All-time low
300,000
in 2018
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Austria, 2015–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2015201920232015: 500.0k2016: 500.0k2017: 400.0k2018: 300.0k2019: 300.0k2020: 300.0k2021: 400.0k2022: 400.0k2023: 400.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Austria recorded 400,000 for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023.

That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Austria peaked at 500,000 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 300,000, in 2018.

That places Austria 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 400,000 300,000 500,000 5
2020s 375,000 300,000 400,000 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 97 Kyrgyz Republic 500,000 compare
  2. 97 Singapore 500,000 compare
  3. 97 Uruguay 500,000 compare
  4. 100 Denmark 400,000 compare
  5. 100 Kazakhstan, Republic of 400,000 compare
  6. 100 Kuwait 400,000 compare
  7. 100 Mauritius 400,000 compare
  8. 100 Norway 400,000 compare
  9. 100 Slovak Republic 400,000 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places β†’

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All data for Austria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Austria?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Austria was 400,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 500,000 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 300,000 in 2018.
How does Austria rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Austria ranks 100th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
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