Good news! However, about half of the total hungry population of the world lives in Africa amid a rapid population growth on that continent.
"According to estimates from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, the share of the world’s population that was undernourished fell to 7.8 percent in 2025, down from 8.1 percent in 2024 and 8.6 percent in 2022.
The decline marks the third consecutive year that global hunger has fallen, a welcome recovery after progress against hunger stalled during the 2010s amid conflict and economic stagnation, particularly in Africa, and then partially reversed during the COVID-19 pandemic as incomes fell and food prices rose. In Asia and Latin America, the rate of undernourishment has now fallen to historic lows."
"... This means that around 645 million people were affected by hunger in 2025, representing a reduction of nearly 14 million compared to 2024 and 43 million compared to 2022.
Despite global progress, recovery remains uneven across regions.
Asia, together with Latin America and the Caribbean, has recorded steady improvements in recent years.
In contrast, Africa is now home to approximately 309 million hungry people, compared with 292 million in Asia.
Although Africa’s previously rising trend is beginning to stabilize, with the share of its population facing hunger decreasing from 20.3 percent in 2024 to 20.0 percent in 2025, the continent now has the highest number of hungry people in absolute terms amid a rapidly growing population. ..."
UN report: Global hunger levels ease for third consecutive year as regional disparities persist (original news release) "The 2026 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) also examines the cost of healthy diets"
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