Children moderately or severely overweight in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Children moderately or severely overweight was 4,661 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Europe and Northern America is 4,661, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Europe and Northern America peaked at 5,439 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,596, in 2022.
That places Europe and Northern America 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,006 | — |
| 2001 | 5,047 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5,106 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 5,189 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 5,269 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5,325 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 5,361 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5,399 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5,430 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 5,439 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5,411 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 5,357 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5,285 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 5,197 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5,105 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5,032 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4,969 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4,901 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4,826 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,757 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4,687 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 4,630 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 4,596 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 4,596 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,661 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,257 | 5,006 | 5,439 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,084 | 4,757 | 5,411 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,634 | 4,596 | 4,687 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
More development goals data for Europe and Northern America
- Red List Index 0.8316 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 486.22 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,180 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 747 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 173 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 680 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 886 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3,075 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3,621 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.06 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Europe and Northern America?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Europe and Northern America was 4,661 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 5,439 in 2009.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,596 in 2022.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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