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Hunger · Europe & Central Asia

Hunger and malnutrition in Poland

1.0%of children under five stunted (2018)Very low

Under 2.5% of people in Poland go without enough food. 1.0% of young children are too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition, and 0.8% are dangerously thin.

under 2.5%undernourished (2024, FAO)
2.7%moderately or severely food insecure (2024)
1.0%children under 5 stunted (2018)
0.8%children under 5 wasted (2018)
0.7%children under 5 underweight (2018)
7.7%children under 5 overweight (2018)
4 per 1,000children who die before age five (2024)

How Poland compares

Poland has the 127th highest child stunting of 129 countries with an estimate since 2015. In Europe & Central Asia it is 31st of 32.

Frequently asked questions

How many people are hungry in Poland?

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

What percentage of children are stunted in Poland?

1.0% of children under five in Poland were stunted in 2018, which WHO rates very low. 0.8% were wasted (2018). That ranks Poland 127 of 129 countries with an estimate since 2015, highest first.

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.

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