Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Portugal
Portugal: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 30.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.2%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
90th
of 198 countries
All-time high
36.3%
in 2008
All-time low
15.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Portugal, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Portugal is 30.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Portugal peaked at 36.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1980.
Portugal ranks 90th 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.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.3% | — |
| 1981 | 16.1% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 18.6% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 20.4% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 21.3% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 23.2% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 25.1% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 29.7% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 30.6% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 33.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.1% | 15.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 24.2% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 33.1% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 32.2% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.2% | 31.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Portugal?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Portugal was 30.2% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1980.
- How does Portugal rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Portugal ranks 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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