Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Austria
Austria: 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 Austria, 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 Austria is 28.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Austria peaked at 28.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1980.
That places Austria 90th 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 | 13.9% | 11.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 16.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 21.7% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 26.6% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.9% | 28.0% | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 27 deaths (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 49,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 46,408 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 48,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 45,674 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Austria?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Austria 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1980.
- How does Austria rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Austria ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.