Hunger · Europe & Central Asia

Hunger and malnutrition in Iceland

Under 2.5% of people in Iceland go without enough food.

under 2.5%undernourished (2024, FAO)

7.9%moderately or severely food insecure (2024)

11%children 6-59 months anaemic (2019, WHO)

3 per 1,000children who die before age five (2024)

Frequently asked questions

Under 2.5% of people in Iceland are undernourished (2024), FAO's lowest band, so hunger in the sense of too few calories is rare.

Sources: FAO (undernourishment, food insecurity), UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Malnutrition Estimates (stunting, wasting, underweight, overweight), WHO (anaemia) and UN IGME (child deaths), as published by the World Bank.