Children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Children moderately or severely overweight was 510.4 num th in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
510.4 num th
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
30th
of 35 groups
All-time high
671.1 num th
in 2009
All-time low
510.4 num th
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Children moderately or severely overweight in Southern Europe, 2000–2024

02004006002000201220242000: 581.3 num th2001: 596.2 num th2002: 611.1 num th2003: 626.5 num th2004: 640.3 num th2005: 651.1 num th2006: 659 num th2007: 664.7 num th2008: 669.2 num th2009: 671.1 num th2010: 669.3 num th2011: 663.6 num th2012: 655 num th2013: 640.6 num th2014: 622.3 num th2015: 604.3 num th2016: 588.4 num th2017: 575.4 num th2018: 563.9 num th2019: 553.7 num th2020: 542.3 num th2021: 530 num th2022: 520.3 num th2023: 514 num th2024: 510.4 num th

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 30th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 276.5 num th compare
  2. 28 Bangladesh 270.7 num th compare
  3. 29 Syrian Arab Republic 270.5 num th compare
  4. 30 Iraq 258.5 num th compare
  5. 31 Mozambique 256.1 num th compare
  6. 32 Melanesia 246 num th compare
  7. 33 Uzbekistan 245.6 num th compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

More development goals data for Southern Europe

All data for Southern Europe β†’

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 30th out of 35 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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Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
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