Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Germany
Germany: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Germany recorded 3.5% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Germany peaked at 4.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2016.
Germany ranks 135th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 3.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 38% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Germany's 3.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.1%, 49% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 132 Belarus 3.6% compare
- 132 Ethiopia 3.6% compare
- 132 North Korea 3.6% compare
- 135 Philippines 3.5% compare
- 137 Maldives 3.3% compare
- 138 Burkina Faso 3.0% compare
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2000)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.18 % 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 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Germany?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Germany was 3.5% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Germany ranks 135th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.