Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 was 20.81 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.81
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
2nd
of 17 countries
All-time high
21.71
in 2020
All-time low
16.23
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico is 20.81, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico peaked at 21.71 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.23, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.23 | — |
| 2009 | 16.37 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 17.14 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 18.25 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 18.62 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 19.22 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 19.42 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.86 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 20.04 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.56 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 21.12 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 20.57 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 21.71 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 21.36 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 20.61 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 20.36 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 20.21 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 20.81 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3 | 16.23 | 16.37 | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.48 | 17.14 | 21.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.84 | 20.21 | 21.71 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 1 Serbia 21.84 compare
- 3 Seychelles 20.31 compare
- 4 Montserrat 20.06 compare
- 5 Malta 19.67 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico?
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Puerto Rico was 20.81 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 21.71 in 2020.
- What is the lowest overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.23 in 2008.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19?
- Puerto Rico ranks 2nd out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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