Children moderately or severely overweight in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Children moderately or severely overweight was 429 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 429 for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 429 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 110.4, in 2000.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 110.4 | — |
| 2001 | 113.5 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 117.3 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 121.9 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 127.4 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 134 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 142.6 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 153.9 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 167.3 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 181.4 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 195.1 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 208.8 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 224.6 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 241.7 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 258.7 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 276.3 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 294.9 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 312.7 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 329.1 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 345 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 359.5 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 374.2 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 391 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 409.3 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 429 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 136.97 | 110.4 | 181.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 268.69 | 195.1 | 345 | 10 |
| 2020s | 392.6 | 359.5 | 429 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More development goals data for Australia and New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.8229 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2668 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,093 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 272 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 246 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 182 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,179 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Australia and New Zealand?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Australia and New Zealand was 429 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 429 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 110.4 in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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