Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Romania
Romania: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 24.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Romania, 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 Romania stood at 24.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Romania peaked at 24.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1980.
Romania ranks 109th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 9.7% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.4% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.3% | 24.1% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 98,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 100,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 96,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 97,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 93,727 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Romania?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Romania was 24.1% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1980.
- How does Romania rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Romania ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.