Children moderately or severely overweight in Australia
Australia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 405.9 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Australia is 405.9 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Australia peaked at 405.9 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.7 num th, in 2000.
Australia ranks 23rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Australia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 96.6 num th | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 100.3 num th | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 104.6 num th | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 109.9 num th | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 116.3 num th | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 124.5 num th | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 135.3 num th | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 148 num th | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 161.4 num th | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 174.5 num th | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 187.8 num th | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 203.3 num th | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 220.3 num th | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 237.3 num th | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 254.8 num th | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 273.2 num th | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 290.7 num th | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 307 num th | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 322.6 num th | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 336.9 num th | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 351.5 num th | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 368.3 num th | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 386.5 num th | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 405.9 num th | +5.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 405.9 num th is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.8 num th, 14.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 405.9 num th is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.4 num th, 14.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119.06 num th | 93.7 num th | 161.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 247.15 num th | 174.5 num th | 322.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 369.82 num th | 336.9 num th | 405.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Australia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Australia was 405.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 405.9 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7 num th in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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