Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 8.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 12.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2021.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.5% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.0639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 8.0% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2021.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.