Children moderately or severely overweight in Albania
Albania: Children moderately or severely overweight was 23.7 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Albania recorded 23.7 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Albania peaked at 57.9 num th in 2002 and was at its lowest, 22.8 num th, in 2022.
Albania ranks 118th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Albania, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 57.8 num th | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 57.9 num th | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 57.5 num th | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 56.4 num th | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 54.4 num th | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 51.8 num th | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 48.9 num th | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 45.9 num th | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 42.9 num th | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 40 num th | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 37.6 num th | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 36 num th | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 34.6 num th | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 33.3 num th | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 31.9 num th | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 30.3 num th | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 28.6 num th | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 26.7 num th | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 25.1 num th | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 23.8 num th | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 23 num th | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 22.8 num th | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 23 num th | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 23.7 num th | +3.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 23.7 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 63% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Albania's 23.7 num th is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1 num th, 72% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.03 num th | 42.9 num th | 57.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.41 num th | 25.1 num th | 40 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.26 num th | 22.8 num th | 23.8 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More development goals data for Albania
- Red List Index 0.8406 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 772.48 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 454.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 43 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 43 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 44 (2025)
- Infant deaths 235 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Albania?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Albania was 23.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9 num th in 2002.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8 num th in 2022.
- How does Albania rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Albania ranks 118th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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