Skip to content
Hunger · Europe & Central Asia

Hunger and malnutrition in Uzbekistan

<5Global Hunger Index 2026, rank 1-24Low

Under 2.5% of people in Uzbekistan go without enough food. 6.5% of young children are too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition, and 2.4% are dangerously thin.

under 2.5%undernourished (2024, FAO)
6.5%children under 5 stunted (2021)
2.4%children under 5 wasted (2021)
1.8%children under 5 underweight (2021)
4.5%children under 5 overweight (2021)
22%children 6-59 months anaemic (2019, WHO)
13 per 1,000children who die before age five (2024)

Global Hunger Index score over time

Out of 100, lower is better. The index rescores past years with the latest data, so these are comparable with each other.

  1. 200025.6
  2. 200615.4
  3. 20128.5
  4. 20185.2
  5. 2026under 5

How Uzbekistan compares

Uzbekistan has the 103rd highest child stunting of 129 countries with an estimate since 2015. In Europe & Central Asia it is 13th of 32.

Frequently asked questions

What is Uzbekistan's rank in the Global Hunger Index?

Uzbekistan ranks 1-24 in the 2026 Global Hunger Index with a score of <5, which the index calls low. It scored 25.6 in 2000. The score combines undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting and deaths of children under five.

How many people are hungry in Uzbekistan?

Under 2.5% of people in Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?

6.5% of children under five in Uzbekistan were stunted in 2021, which WHO rates low. 2.4% were wasted (2021). That ranks Uzbekistan 103 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; Global Hunger Index 2026.

Hunger in other countries of Europe & Central Asia

All countries