Number of people who are undernourished in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of people who are undernourished was 17.90 million millions in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Bangladesh, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who are undernourished in Bangladesh is 17.90 million millions, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Bangladesh peaked at 27.80 million millions in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.20 million millions, in 2021.
Bangladesh ranks 8th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.20 million millions | — |
| 2002 | 20.30 million millions | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 20.80 million millions | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 21.00 million millions | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 21.80 million millions | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 22.60 million millions | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 23.80 million millions | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 25.20 million millions | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 27.10 million millions | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 27.80 million millions | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 27.60 million millions | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 26.90 million millions | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 26.20 million millions | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 24.70 million millions | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 24.30 million millions | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.10 million millions | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 21.70 million millions | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 19.70 million millions | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 17.90 million millions | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 18.00 million millions | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.20 million millions | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 18.00 million millions | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 17.90 million millions | -0.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 17.90 million millions is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.60 million millions, 11.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.64 million millions | 20.30 million millions | 27.10 million millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.99 million millions | 17.90 million millions | 27.80 million millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.77 million millions | 17.20 million millions | 18.00 million millions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Bangladesh?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Bangladesh was 17.90 million millions in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 27.80 million millions in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.20 million millions in 2021.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.