LONDON / GENEVA, 30 December 2024 – At least 18.2 million children were born into hunger in 2024, or about 35 children a minute, with conflict and climate crises combining to drive at least 800,000 more children into hunger over the year, according to a Save the Children analysis.
Analysis of
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) data showed the number of children born into hunger rose by around 5% in 2024 compared to a year earlier and 19% more than the 15.3 million recorded in 2019 when progress on tackling childhood hunger began to stall. [1]
Conflict, displacement, extreme weather events, and the increasing relative cost of food have all contributed towards a decline in children’s nutrition globally.
