Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Spain
Spain: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 15.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
60th
of 198 countries
All-time high
15.7%
in 2024
All-time low
6.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Spain, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Spain stood at 15.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Spain peaked at 15.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
Spain ranks 60th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 1981 | 6.3% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 6.0% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 9.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.3% | 15.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 57 El Salvador 16.2% compare
- 58 Indonesia 16.2% compare
- 59 Cyprus 16.0% compare
- 61 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15.7% compare
- 62 North Macedonia 15.6% compare
- 63 Nicaragua 15.6% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0204 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Spain?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Spain was 15.7% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Spain ranks 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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