Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in World
World: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 21.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.1%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
21.1%
in 2024
All-time low
5.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in World, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in World stood at 21.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in World peaked at 21.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.7% | — |
| 1981 | 5.9% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 7.4% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 5.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.0% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.4% | 21.1% | 5 |
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.0817 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in World?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in World was 21.1% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1980.
- How does World rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- World ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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