Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Albania
Albania: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 12.17 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.17
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
10th
of 17 countries
All-time high
12.93
in 2021
All-time low
5.26
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Albania, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Albania recorded 12.17 for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Albania peaked at 12.93 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.26, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.35 | — |
| 2009 | 5.26 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.14 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 7.27 | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 8.09 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 8.28 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.06 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 8.95 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.4 | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 9.84 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 9.45 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.65 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 10.96 | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 12.93 | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 11.62 | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 11.45 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 11.89 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 12.17 | +2.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 12.17 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.17, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Albania's 12.17 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.17, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3 | 5.26 | 5.35 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.71 | 6.14 | 10.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.84 | 10.96 | 12.93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Albania?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Albania was 12.17 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.93 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 in 2009.
- How does Albania rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Albania ranks 10th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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