Children moderately or severely overweight in World
World: Children moderately or severely overweight was 35,461 num th in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
35,461 num th
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
1st
of 32 groups
All-time high
36,346 num th
in 2013
All-time low
33,093 num th
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in World, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in World stood at 35,461 num th.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in World peaked at 36,346 num th in 2013 and was at its lowest, 33,093 num th, in 2000.
That places World 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Children moderately or severely overweight in World, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33,093 num th | — |
| 2001 | 33,472 num th | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 33,853 num th | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 34,247 num th | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 34,611 num th | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 34,883 num th | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 35,076 num th | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 35,292 num th | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 35,542 num th | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 35,796 num th | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 35,990 num th | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 36,133 num th | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 36,272 num th | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 36,346 num th | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 36,330 num th | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 36,270 num th | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 36,184 num th | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 36,055 num th | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 35,807 num th | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 35,511 num th | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 35,199 num th | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 34,888 num th | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 34,660 num th | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 34,787 num th | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 35,461 num th | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,587 num th | 33,093 num th | 35,796 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,090 num th | 35,511 num th | 36,346 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,999 num th | 34,660 num th | 35,461 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More development goals data for World
- Red List Index 0.7449 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 444.14 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7,377 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8,098 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in World?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in World was 35,461 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 36,346 num th in 2013.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,093 num th in 2000.
- How does World rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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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