Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in World
World: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 10.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
10.1%
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
10.1%
in 2024
All-time low
1.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in World, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in World is 10.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in World peaked at 10.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1980.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.3% | — |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 5 |
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.06 % 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 0.0423 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4438 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0405 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3355 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in World?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in World was 10.1% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1980.
- How does World rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- World ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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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