Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Germany
Germany: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 9.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
123rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
9.0%
in 2024
All-time low
1.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Germany, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Germany recorded 9.0% for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Germany peaked at 9.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1980.
Germany ranks 123rd of 198 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.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.9% | — |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 9.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Germany?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Germany was 9.0% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1980.
- How does Germany rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Germany ranks 123rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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