Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Sweden
Sweden: Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 was 18.25 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.25
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
12th
of 17 countries
All-time high
18.99
in 2020
All-time low
11.28
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 18.25 for overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Sweden peaked at 18.99 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.28, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.24 | — |
| 2009 | 11.28 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 13.05 | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 14.25 | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 15.21 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 13.96 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 15.01 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 16.06 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 16.32 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.56 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 17.56 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 17.37 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.99 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 18.83 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 17.73 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 17.41 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 17.48 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 18.25 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.76 | 11.28 | 12.24 | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.54 | 13.05 | 17.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.11 | 17.41 | 18.99 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Sweden?
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Sweden was 18.25 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.99 in 2020.
- What is the lowest overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.28 in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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