Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Malta
Malta: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 11.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.8
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
12th
of 17 countries
All-time high
12.94
in 2021
All-time low
6.54
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Malta, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malta recorded 11.8 for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in 2025.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Malta peaked at 12.94 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.54, 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.54 | — |
| 2009 | 6.69 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 7.23 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 6.97 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 7.9 | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 7.99 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.34 | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 9.9 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 9.6 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.15 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.23 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.27 | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 12.94 | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 12.93 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.69 | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 11.21 | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 11.8 | +5.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 11.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.4, 95% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.62 | 6.54 | 6.69 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.68 | 6.97 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.97 | 11.21 | 12.94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Malta?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Malta was 11.8 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.94 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.54 in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Malta ranks 12th 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 Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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