Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Armenia
Armenia: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 6.83 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.83
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
17th
of 17 countries
All-time high
7.64
in 2021
All-time low
2.64
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Armenia, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 6.83 for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Armenia peaked at 7.64 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.64, in 2008.
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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.64 | — |
| 2009 | 3.87 | +46.6% |
| 2010 | 3.38 | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 3.61 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 3.76 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.43 | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 4.95 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 7.56 | +52.7% |
| 2016 | 6.14 | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 6.72 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 4.89 | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 4.76 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 5.87 | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 7.64 | +30.2% |
| 2022 | 7.42 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.32 | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 6.61 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 6.83 | +3.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 6.83 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.17, 56% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 6.83 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.17, 56% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.25 | 2.64 | 3.87 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.02 | 3.38 | 7.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.78 | 5.87 | 7.64 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % 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 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % 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 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Armenia?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Armenia was 6.83 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.64 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 in 2008.
- How does Armenia rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Armenia ranks 17th 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 Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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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