Children moderately or severely overweight in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 11.2 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in North Macedonia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 11.2 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in North Macedonia peaked at 18.8 num th in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.8 num th, in 2021.
That places North Macedonia 137th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 17.6 num th | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 18.2 num th | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 18.6 num th | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 18.8 num th | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 18.5 num th | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 18.1 num th | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 17.5 num th | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 16.7 num th | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 16.2 num th | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 16.1 num th | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.8 num th | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.4 num th | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 14.9 num th | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 14.3 num th | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 13.7 num th | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 13 num th | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 12.4 num th | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 11.9 num th | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 11.4 num th | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 11 num th | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.8 num th | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 10.8 num th | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 num th | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 11.2 num th | +1.8% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 11.2 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 30% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 11.2 num th is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1 num th, 34% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.73 num th | 16.2 num th | 18.8 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.89 num th | 11.4 num th | 16.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.96 num th | 10.8 num th | 11.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More development goals data for North Macedonia
- Red List Index 0.9301 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 106.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,061 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 12 (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) 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 41 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in North Macedonia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in North Macedonia was 11.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8 num th in 2004.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8 num th in 2021.
- How does North Macedonia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- North Macedonia ranks 137th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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