Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure was 300,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
300,000
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
107th
of 126 countries
All-time high
400,000
in 2020
All-time low
300,000
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

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

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

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 300,000 for number of people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people moderately or severely food insecure in North Macedonia peaked at 400,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 300,000, in 2015.

That places North Macedonia 107th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in North Macedonia, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 300,000
2016 300,000 +0.0%
2017 300,000 +0.0%
2018 300,000 +0.0%
2019 300,000 +0.0%
2020 400,000 +33.3%
2021 400,000 +0.0%
2022 400,000 +0.0%
2023 300,000 -25.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 300,000 compare
  2. 107 Ireland 300,000 compare
  3. 110 Armenia 200,000 compare
  4. 110 Cape Verde 200,000 compare
  5. 110 Croatia 200,000 compare
  6. 110 Latvia 200,000 compare
  7. 110 Lithuania 200,000 compare
  8. 110 Mongolia 200,000 compare
  9. 110 Slovenia 200,000 compare
  10. 110 Switzerland 200,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people moderately or severely food insecure in North Macedonia?
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure in North Macedonia was 300,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 400,000 in 2020.
What is the lowest number of people moderately or severely food insecure recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 300,000 in 2015.
How does North Macedonia rank for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
North Macedonia ranks 107th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people moderately or severely food insecure rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia 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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