Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Germany
Germany: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 25.39 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
25.39
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 193 countries
All-time high
25.63
in 2010
All-time low
18.59
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Germany, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Germany stood at 25.39.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Germany peaked at 25.63 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.59, in 1990.
Germany ranks 97th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.59 | — |
| 1991 | 19.29 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 19.94 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 20.54 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 21.08 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 21.58 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 22.06 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 22.52 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 22.99 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 23.45 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 23.89 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 24.29 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.61 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 24.87 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 25.07 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.22 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 25.34 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 25.46 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 25.55 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.6 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 25.63 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 25.62 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.57 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 25.49 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 25.43 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 25.37 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 25.34 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 25.34 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.36 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.38 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.39 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.39 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2 | 18.59 | 23.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.99 | 23.89 | 25.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.45 | 25.34 | 25.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.39 | 25.38 | 25.39 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Germany?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Germany was 25.39 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 25.63 in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.59 in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Germany ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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