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Undernourished people

Undernourished people

Share of people who regularly do not get enough calories.

0%10%20%30%40%50%20002005201020152020North Korea47%World8.2%South Korea2.5%China2.5%

About this data

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North Korea: 47% (2018)
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How to cite
Free North Korea (2026). “Undernourished people”. Data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025), via Our World in Data. https://liberatenorthkorea.org/data/undernourishment
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