Bangladesh, July 22 -- The number of hungry people around the world is falling. According to the latest United Nations State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, an estimated 645 million people faced hunger in 2025, 14 million fewer than in 2024 and 43 million fewer than 2022.

According to the report published on Tuesday, an estimated 7.8 percent of the world's population experienced hunger in 2025, down from 8.1 percent in 2024 and 8.6 percent in 2022.

The decline marks a third consecutive year of improvement after hunger surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. But hunger levels still remain higher than they were in 2019 before the pandemic struck.

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