Children moderately or severely overweight in Pakistan
Pakistan: Children moderately or severely overweight was 662 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Pakistan stood at 662 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Pakistan peaked at 1,419 num th in 2010 and was at its lowest, 662 num th, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 11th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,210 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1,257 num th | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1,297 num th | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,329 num th | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,352 num th | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,364 num th | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,374 num th | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,386 num th | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,398 num th | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,410 num th | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,419 num th | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,418 num th | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,401 num th | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1,369 num th | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,323 num th | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1,265 num th | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1,198 num th | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1,130 num th | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1,062 num th | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 993.5 num th | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 926.2 num th | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 860.8 num th | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 795.4 num th | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 728.9 num th | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 662 num th | -9.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 662 num th is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 11.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 662 num th is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 136.9 num th, 4.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,338 num th | 1,210 num th | 1,410 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,258 num th | 993.5 num th | 1,419 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 794.66 num th | 662 num th | 926.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More development goals data for Pakistan
- Red List Index 0.8914 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 34.64 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 161.44 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 105 (2025)
- Infant deaths 329,205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Pakistan?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Pakistan was 662 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,419 num th in 2010.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 662 num th in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Pakistan ranks 11th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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