Hunger :: Where do the hungry live?

Hungry people live everywhere: in mountains, plains, coasts and islands. There are hungry people in every region of the world. Here’s how the numbers break down:

Sub-Saharan Africa: 204 million
Asia/Pacific: 156 million
India: 221 million
China: 142 million
Latin America/Caribbean: 53 million
Near East/North Africa: 39 million
Countries that used to be part of the Soviet Union: 28 million
Other industrialized countries: 9 million

Photo: AFP/ALEXANDER JOE
© FAO, 2009