UN report shows global hunger fell to 645 million people in 2025

The United Nations’ State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI 2026) report released in July 2025 records a third consecutive decline in global hunger, with an estimated 645 million people – 7.8 % of the world’s population – affected. That is about 14 million fewer than in 2024 and 43 million fewer than in 2022.

Africa now has the highest absolute number of undernourished people, with roughly 309 million (one in five Africans), overtaking Asia’s 292 million. In Latin America and the Caribbean the prevalence fell to 4.8 % (32 million people). Country‑level gains include Venezuela’s drop from 2.1 million to 1.5 million hungry, and the Dominican Republic exiting the global hunger map after reducing sub‑nutrition below the 2.5 % threshold.

The report also flags rising obesity, the steep rise in the cost of a healthy diet – average $4.28 PPP dollars per person per day – and warns that conflicts (notably in the Middle East and parts of Africa) and climate shocks could reverse the gains.