Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Andorra
Andorra: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 28.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Andorra, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Andorra is 28.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Andorra peaked at 29.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1980.
That places Andorra 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.0% | 17.0% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 21.2% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 26.3% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 28.7% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 28.0% | 28.6% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 345 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 358 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 329 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 329 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 266 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Andorra?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Andorra was 28.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Andorra?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Andorra?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1980.
- How does Andorra rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Andorra ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Andorra?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Andorra data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.