Children moderately or severely overweight in Finland
Finland: Children moderately or severely overweight was 11.1 num th in 2024. β¬ Flat
Children moderately or severely overweight in Finland, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Finland is 11.1 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Finland peaked at 12 num th in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.7 num th, in 2003.
Finland ranks 126th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.97 num th | 10.7 num th | 11.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.68 num th | 11.1 num th | 12 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.88 num th | 10.8 num th | 11.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 123 Belarus 12.8 num th compare
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 12.4 num th compare
- 125 North Macedonia 11.2 num th compare
- 127 Guinea-Bissau 10.8 num th compare
- 128 Gambia 10.6 num th compare
- 129 Georgia 9.6 num th compare
More development goals data for Finland
- Red List Index 0.981 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0889 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,590 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 82 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Finland?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Finland was 11.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 12 num th in 2014.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7 num th in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Finland ranks 126th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland 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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