Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Spain
Spain: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 36.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
42nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
37.7%
in 2009
All-time low
23.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Spain, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Spain recorded 36.6% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Spain peaked at 37.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1980.
That places Spain 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.6% | — |
| 1981 | 24.1% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 24.6% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 25.2% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 25.7% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 27.5% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 28.1% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 28.7% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 29.9% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 30.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 31.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 34.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 34.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.1% | 23.6% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 29.4% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 35.1% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 37.0% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.6% | 36.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Spain?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Spain was 36.6% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Spain ranks 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 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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