Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Peru

Peru: Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 was 19.18 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
19.18
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
8th
of 17 countries
All-time high
19.91
in 2021
All-time low
13.41
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Peru, 2008–2025

051015202008201620252008: 13.62009: 13.42010: 13.52011: 14.52012: 15.92013: 16.52014: 16.92015: 17.32016: 18.12017: 182018: 19.32019: 18.42020: 19.32021: 19.92022: 18.92023: 18.52024: 18.82025: 19.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Peru is 19.18, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Peru peaked at 19.91 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.41, in 2009.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Peru, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 13.56
2009 13.41 -1.1%
2010 13.48 +0.5%
2011 14.54 +7.9%
2012 15.93 +9.6%
2013 16.52 +3.7%
2014 16.92 +2.4%
2015 17.29 +2.2%
2016 18.09 +4.6%
2017 17.97 -0.7%
2018 19.31 +7.5%
2019 18.38 -4.8%
2020 19.28 +4.9%
2021 19.91 +3.3%
2022 18.87 -5.2%
2023 18.46 -2.2%
2024 18.82 +2.0%
2025 19.18 +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.48 13.41 13.56 2
2010s 16.84 13.48 19.31 10
2020s 19.09 18.46 19.91 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 5 Malta 19.67 compare
  2. 6 Spain 19.36 compare
  3. 6 Brazil 19.36 compare
  4. 9 Madagascar 18.97 compare
  5. 10 Panama 18.56 compare
  6. 11 Albania 18.29 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Peru?
Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Peru was 19.18 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 19.91 in 2021.
What is the lowest overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 13.41 in 2009.
How does Peru rank for overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19?
Peru ranks 8th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
Is overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
28 places, 504 data points, 2008–2025
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