Children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children moderately or severely overweight was 16.8 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria stood at 16.8 num th.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria peaked at 34 num th in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.7 num th, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 128th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 33.6 num th | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 33.6 num th | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34 num th | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 33.8 num th | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 33 num th | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 32.2 num th | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 31.3 num th | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 30.1 num th | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 28.7 num th | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 27 num th | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 24.8 num th | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 22.3 num th | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 20.2 num th | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 18.5 num th | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 17.1 num th | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 15.9 num th | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 15 num th | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 14.4 num th | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 13.9 num th | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 13.7 num th | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 13.7 num th | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.2 num th | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 15.3 num th | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 16.8 num th | +9.8% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 16.8 num th is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.8 num th, 60% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 16.8 num th is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1 num th, 51% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4 num th | 28.7 num th | 34 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.91 num th | 13.9 num th | 27 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.74 num th | 13.7 num th | 16.8 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More development goals data for Bulgaria
- Red List Index 0.9197 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,853 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 84 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 288 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria was 16.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 34 num th in 2003.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7 num th in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Bulgaria ranks 128th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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