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Italy - Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population) 2.5

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 169 economies tracked

Latest value

2.5 (2024)

Global rank

##133 of 169 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 2001

1×

Ranking Race — Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#145200120062011201620212025#145#1332011 overtook Ireland2021 overtook Iceland
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Italy climbed from #145 to #133 (overtook Ireland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Italy ↓

Key Events — Italy

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Overtook Ireland in global rank auto
2011
Sovereign debt crisis curated

Bond yields spike; Berlusconi resigns amid crisis management.

2020
COVID-19 shock curated

One of Europe's largest GDP contractions on record.

2021
Overtook Iceland in global rank auto

Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population), 2001-2024

World Bank WDI · % of population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120242.52.833.173.5
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