Children moderately or severely overweight in Ireland
Ireland: Children moderately or severely overweight was 32.1 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 32.1 num th, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Ireland peaked at 36.6 num th in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.3 num th, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 110th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Ireland, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.3 num th | — |
| 2001 | 22.3 num th | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 23.2 num th | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 24.3 num th | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 25.3 num th | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 26.4 num th | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 27.6 num th | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 29.1 num th | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 31 num th | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 32.8 num th | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 34.5 num th | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 35.9 num th | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 36.6 num th | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 36.6 num th | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.4 num th | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 36 num th | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 35.7 num th | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 35.4 num th | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 35.1 num th | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 34.8 num th | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 34.3 num th | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 33.8 num th | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 33.5 num th | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 32.8 num th | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 32.1 num th | -2.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 32.1 num th is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.8 num th, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 32.1 num th is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1 num th, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.33 num th | 21.3 num th | 32.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7 num th | 34.5 num th | 36.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3 num th | 32.1 num th | 34.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More development goals data for Ireland
- Red List Index 0.9217 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3391 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 33,380 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 130 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 111 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 39 (2025)
- Infant deaths 182 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Ireland?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Ireland was 32.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6 num th in 2012.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3 num th in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Ireland ranks 110th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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