Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in France
France: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 5.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.0%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
165th
of 198 countries
All-time high
6.3%
in 2007
All-time low
2.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in France, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in France stood at 5.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in France peaked at 6.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1980.
France ranks 165th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.8% | — |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 162 Greenland 5.3% compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 5.3% compare
- 164 Turkmenistan 5.0% compare
- 166 Guinea-Bissau 4.8% compare
- 167 Niger 4.6% compare
- 168 Cape Verde 4.6% compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in France?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in France was 5.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1980.
- How does France rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- France ranks 165th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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