Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Hungary

Hungary: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 1.50 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.50 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.50 million
in 2022
All-time low
700,000
in 2018
Years of data
9
2015–2023

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2015201920232015: 1.1M2016: 900.0k2017: 900.0k2018: 700.0k2019: 800.0k2020: 1.0M2021: 1.2M2022: 1.5M2023: 1.5M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Hungary stood at 1.50 million. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Hungary peaked at 1.50 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 700,000, in 2018.

That places Hungary 74th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 880,000 700,000 1.10 million 5
2020s 1.30 million 1.00 million 1.50 million 4

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 71 Paraguay 1.80 million compare
  2. 72 Namibia 1.70 million compare
  3. 73 Jamaica 1.60 million compare
  4. 74 Gambia 1.50 million compare
  5. 74 Palestine, State of 1.50 million compare
  6. 77 Azerbaijan 1.40 million compare
  7. 77 Lesotho 1.40 million compare
  8. 77 Netherlands 1.40 million compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Hungary?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in Hungary was 1.50 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2022.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 700,000 in 2018.
How does Hungary rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Hungary ranks 74th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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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