Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Europe (UNSDG)

Europe (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 23.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.48
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
61st
of 156 groups
All-time high
23.79
in 2015
All-time low
19.81
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022

05101520252000201120222000: 19.82001: 20.12002: 20.52003: 20.92004: 21.32005: 21.72006: 22.12007: 22.52008: 22.82009: 23.12010: 23.42011: 23.62012: 23.72013: 23.82014: 23.82015: 23.82016: 23.82017: 23.72018: 23.72019: 23.62020: 23.62021: 23.52022: 23.5

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Europe (UNSDG) recorded 23.48 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 23.79 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.81, in 2000.

Europe (UNSDG) ranks 61st of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Europe (UNSDG), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in Europe (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 19.81
2001 20.14 +1.6%
2002 20.49 +1.7%
2003 20.87 +1.8%
2004 21.29 +2.0%
2005 21.68 +1.8%
2006 22.07 +1.8%
2007 22.47 +1.8%
2008 22.8 +1.5%
2009 23.14 +1.5%
2010 23.38 +1.1%
2011 23.56 +0.8%
2012 23.7 +0.6%
2013 23.76 +0.3%
2014 23.77 +0.0%
2015 23.79 +0.1%
2016 23.77 -0.1%
2017 23.74 -0.1%
2018 23.7 -0.2%
2019 23.64 -0.2%
2020 23.58 -0.3%
2021 23.53 -0.2%
2022 23.48 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.48 19.81 23.14 10
2010s 23.68 23.38 23.79 10
2020s 23.53 23.48 23.58 3

Countries ranked near Europe (UNSDG)

  1. 58 Cyprus 32.98 compare
  2. 59 Dominican Republic 32.75 compare
  3. 60 Türkiye 32.69 compare
  4. 61 Malaysia 32.6 compare
  5. 62 Hungary 32.32 compare
  6. 63 Algeria 31.95 compare
  7. 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europe (UNSDG)?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Europe (UNSDG) was 23.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Europe (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 23.79 in 2015.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Europe (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 19.81 in 2000.
How does Europe (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Europe (UNSDG) ranks 61st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Europe (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe (UNSDG) data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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