Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Romania
Romania: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 6.46 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.46
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
11th
of 17 countries
All-time high
8.79
in 2021
All-time low
6.02
in 2024
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Romania, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Romania is 6.46, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Romania peaked at 8.79 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.02, in 2024.
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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.24 | — |
| 2009 | 8.55 | +37.0% |
| 2010 | 7.16 | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 6.79 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 7.24 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 7.39 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 7.67 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 6.94 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 7.7 | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 7.79 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.54 | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 7.54 | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 8.1 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 8.79 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 6.9 | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 6.3 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 6.02 | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 6.46 | +7.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 6.46 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.74, 83% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Romania's 6.46 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.48, 100% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4 | 6.24 | 8.55 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.28 | 6.54 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.09 | 6.02 | 8.79 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 8 Puerto Rico 7.14 compare
- 9 Madagascar 6.94 compare
- 10 Seychelles 6.48 compare
- 12 Montserrat 6.24 compare
- 13 Morocco 6.2 compare
- 14 Malta 6.09 compare
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.62 % 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 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.52 % 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 Romania?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Romania was 6.46 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.79 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.02 in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Romania ranks 11th 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 Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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