Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Europe (WHO region)
Europe (WHO region): Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 25.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
5th
of 11 groups
All-time high
25.9%
in 2024
All-time low
16.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Europe (WHO region), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Europe (WHO region) stood at 25.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Europe (WHO region) peaked at 25.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Europe (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.9% | — |
| 1981 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 17.8% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 18.4% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 18.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 19.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.7% | 16.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 18.8% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 21.2% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.7% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Europe (WHO region)?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Europe (WHO region) was 25.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1980.
- How does Europe (WHO region) rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Europe (WHO region) ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Europe (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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