Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Spain
Spain: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 13.26 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.26
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
6th
of 17 countries
All-time high
16.29
in 2021
All-time low
5.61
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Spain, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Spain stood at 13.26.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Spain peaked at 16.29 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.61, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.61 | — |
| 2009 | 5.9 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 6.44 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 6.94 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 8.11 | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 8.62 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 9.05 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 9.74 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 9.8 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.95 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.57 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 10.36 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 12.23 | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 16.29 | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 14.17 | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 13.09 | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 12.48 | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 13.26 | +6.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 13.26 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.17, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Spain's 13.26 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.4, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.76 | 5.61 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.86 | 6.44 | 10.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.59 | 12.23 | 16.29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 3 Peru 14.01 compare
- 4 Madagascar 13.37 compare
- 5 Seychelles 13.31 compare
- 7 Montserrat 13.23 compare
- 8 Brazil 12.99 compare
- 9 Sweden 12.4 compare
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % 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 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % 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 Spain?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Spain was 13.26 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 16.29 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Spain ranks 6th 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 Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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