Children moderately or severely overweight in Poland
Poland: Children moderately or severely overweight was 143.9 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
143.9 num th
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
56th
of 180 countries
All-time high
146.4 num th
in 2023
All-time low
90.9 num th
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Poland recorded 143.9 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Poland peaked at 146.4 num th in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.9 num th, in 2004.
Poland ranks 56th 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 94.1 num th | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 92.3 num th | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 91.2 num th | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 90.9 num th | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.5 num th | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.1 num th | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 96.1 num th | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 100.8 num th | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 105 num th | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 111.5 num th | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 119.3 num th | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 123.2 num th | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 125.2 num th | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 126.2 num th | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 127.3 num th | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 129.2 num th | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 131.6 num th | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 134.7 num th | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 138.5 num th | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 141.9 num th | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 143.6 num th | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 145.5 num th | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 146.4 num th | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 143.9 num th | -1.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 143.9 num th is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.8 num th, 5.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Poland's 143.9 num th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1 num th, 4.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.12 num th | 90.9 num th | 105 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.67 num th | 111.5 num th | 138.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 144.26 num th | 141.9 num th | 146.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 54 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 152.9 num th compare
- 55 Tunisia 151.5 num th compare
- 57 Malawi 139.1 num th compare
- 58 Germany 126.6 num th compare
- 59 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 123.9 num th compare
More development goals data for Poland
- Red List Index 0.9812 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.7 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,178 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 55 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 125 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 162 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,132 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Poland?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Poland was 143.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 146.4 num th in 2023.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.9 num th in 2004.
- How does Poland rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Poland ranks 56th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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