Children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Children moderately or severely overweight was 510.4 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Europe, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Europe stood at 510.4 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Europe peaked at 671.1 num th in 2009 and was at its lowest, 510.4 num th, in 2024.
Southern Europe ranks 29th of 32 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 581.3 num th | — |
| 2001 | 596.2 num th | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 611.1 num th | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 626.5 num th | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 640.3 num th | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 651.1 num th | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 659 num th | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 664.7 num th | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 669.2 num th | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 671.1 num th | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 669.3 num th | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 663.6 num th | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 655 num th | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 640.6 num th | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 622.3 num th | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 604.3 num th | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 588.4 num th | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 575.4 num th | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 563.9 num th | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 553.7 num th | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 542.3 num th | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 530 num th | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 520.3 num th | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 514 num th | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 510.4 num th | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 637.05 num th | 581.3 num th | 671.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 613.65 num th | 553.7 num th | 669.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 523.4 num th | 510.4 num th | 542.3 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 26 Uganda 341.2 num th compare
- 27 Kenya 308.2 num th compare
- 28 Philippines 303.5 num th compare
- 29 Angola 300.9 num th compare
- 30 Thailand 299.8 num th compare
- 31 Afghanistan 297 num th compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 276.5 num th compare
- 32 United Kingdom 276.5 num th compare
More development goals data for Southern Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 65.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,974 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 158 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 153 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 136 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 698 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 738 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.06 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 201.9 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Europe?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Europe was 510.4 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 671.1 num th in 2009.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 510.4 num th in 2024.
- How does Southern Europe rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Southern Europe ranks 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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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