Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Albania
Albania: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 8.52 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.52
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
3rd
of 17 countries
All-time high
11.74
in 2016
All-time low
8.27
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Albania, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Albania is 8.52, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Albania peaked at 11.74 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.27, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.39 | — |
| 2009 | 8.27 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 9.52 | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 10.61 | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 10.45 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 10.6 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.24 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 10.19 | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 11.74 | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 9.46 | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 9.19 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 9.02 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 9.65 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 10.68 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 9.15 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 8.56 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 8.42 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 8.52 | +1.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 8.52 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.74, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Albania's 8.52 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.71, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.33 | 8.27 | 8.39 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.2 | 9.02 | 11.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.16 | 8.42 | 10.68 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More health data for Albania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Albania?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Albania was 8.52 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.74 in 2016.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.27 in 2009.
- How does Albania rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Albania ranks 3rd out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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