Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Greece
Greece: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 32.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Greece, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Greece stood at 32.4%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Greece peaked at 35.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1980.
That places Greece 60th 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 | 19.7% | 17.5% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.6% | 22.8% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 29.4% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 34.2% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.4% | 33.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Greece?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Greece was 32.4% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Greece ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.