Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in France
France: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 17.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.7%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
143rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2005
All-time low
15.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in France, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
France recorded 17.7% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in France peaked at 21.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1980.
That places France 143rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.5% | — |
| 1981 | 15.7% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 16.2% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 19.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 20.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 15.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 18.4% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 21.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.7% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.7% | 18.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in France?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in France was 17.7% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1980.
- How does France rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- France ranks 143rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 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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