Share of population with severe food insecurity in Palestine
Palestine: Share of population with severe food insecurity was 6.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.3
Change on year
up 40.0%
World rank
50th
of 125 countries
All-time high
6.3
in 2023
All-time low
3.7
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Share of population with severe food insecurity in Palestine, 2017–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 6.3 for share of population with severe food insecurity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.0% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Palestine ranks 50th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population with severe food insecurity in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.4 | — |
| 2018 | 4.2 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 4 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 4.5 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 6.3 | +40.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 6.3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.1, 62% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 6.3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.95, 79% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.13 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.62 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More population data for Palestine
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1948 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.062 (2100)
- Population density 1,906 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 600,680 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.062 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3011 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with severe food insecurity in Palestine?
- Share of population with severe food insecurity in Palestine was 6.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population with severe food insecurity recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2020.
- How does Palestine rank for share of population with severe food insecurity?
- Palestine ranks 50th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population with severe food insecurity rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with severe food insecurity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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