UN’s SOFI 2025 Report: Around 8.2% World’s Population Affected by Hunger in 2024

Current Cointext: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2025 report was released on 28 July 2025 during UNFSS+4 Summit 2025.

• Released by the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, supported by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), WFP (World Food Programme), WHO (World Health Organization), and UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund).
• 8.2% of the global population (~673 million people) faced hunger in 2024, showing slight improvement from 2023.
• About 2.3 billion people experienced moderate or severe food insecurity.
• Africa remains most affected with over 307 million hungry, while India continues to lead in child wasting and rising anaemia.
• Key drivers include food price inflation, climate shocks, conflict, and economic instability.
• Urgent policy focus: social protection, inflation control, and resilient agrifood systems.

Question:

Q.1 What percentage of the global population faced hunger in 2024, as per State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2025 report?
a) 8.2%
b) 5.8%
c) 10.5%
d) 7.4%

Answer: a) In 2024, about 673 million people or 8.2% of the world’s population were affected by hunger. This was a slight improvement from the previous year.