Pakistan scored 25.5 out of 100 in the 2026 Global Hunger Index, placing it 106th among 122 countries with sufficient data. The country's hunger score rose from 24.0 in 2018 to the current level of 25.5, despite a decline from 36.2 in 2000.
A rate of 16.1 percent for undernourishment exists in Pakistan, while the mortality rate for children under five stands at 5.6 percent. Stunting affects 33.6 percent of children under five in the country, and 9.8 percent of that age group suffer from wasting.
Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods in 2025 impacted more than 6,000,000 people across Pakistan. South Asia recorded a Global Hunger Index score of 23.5, with Afghanistan scoring 28.6 and India recording 24.1.
Other regional scores include 19.2 for Bangladesh, 14.5 for Nepal, and 10.2 for Sri Lanka. The report estimates that 218,000,000 people in South Asia, including Iran, were undernourished during the 2023–2025 period.
Child wasting in South Asia worsened to 15.8 percent during the same timeframe. Global hunger levels rose to a score of 18.1 in 2026 from 17.6 in 2018, while the global score was 28.2 in 2000.
Hunger has worsened in 32 countries since 2018, with 36 nations facing serious levels and 8 countries reaching alarming levels. An estimated 645,000,000 people worldwide were undernourished in 2025.
The findings for the 2026 Global Hunger Index are based on data covering the period from 2021 to 2025.
