Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 18.12 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
18.12
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
35th
of 193 countries
All-time high
18.12
in 2022
All-time low
4.35
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saudi Arabia stood at 18.12. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saudi Arabia peaked at 18.12 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.35, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.35 | — |
| 1991 | 4.65 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 4.95 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 5.28 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 5.62 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 5.96 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 6.31 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 6.67 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 7.02 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 7.39 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 7.76 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 8.16 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 8.57 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 9.46 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 9.96 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 10.49 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 11 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 11.5 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 11.99 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 12.45 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 12.89 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 13.31 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 13.73 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 14.16 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.57 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 14.98 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 15.46 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 16 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 16.54 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 17.06 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 17.58 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 18.12 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.82 | 4.35 | 7.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.79 | 7.76 | 11.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.41 | 12.45 | 16.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.59 | 17.06 | 18.12 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.55 compare
- 33 Dominica 18.51 compare
- 34 Suriname 18.16 compare
- 36 Seychelles 18.11 compare
- 37 Jordan 17.78 compare
- 37 New Zealand 17.78 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saudi Arabia?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Saudi Arabia was 18.12 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.12 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.35 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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