The German aid organization "Welthungerhilfe" stated that the slight decrease in the number of hungry people worldwide, as recorded in the latest United Nations food report, is not reassuring.

The organization's Secretary General Matthias Mogge said that the slight improvement in hunger figures was unfortunately marginal.

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He added in his comment on the UN report: "We have once again failed to make decisive progress in ending hunger, and at the current rate of progress, around 510 to 520 million people worldwide will still suffer from chronic undernutrition in 2030." According to the UN food report, about 645 million people suffered from hunger in 2025, a decrease of nearly 14 million people compared to 2024, and 43 million people compared to 2022.

Improvement in some regions

According to the report, published in Rome, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean have seen steady improvement in recent years. In contrast, Africa currently has about 309 million people suffering from hunger, compared to 292 million in Asia.

With rapid population growth, Africa now has the absolute largest number of hungry people in the world. The report said: The number of people on the continent who cannot afford a healthy diet is also increasing, as 66% of the population simply does not have enough income for that.