Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Europe
Europe: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 7.9 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Europe, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Europe stood at 7.9 %.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Europe peaked at 9.6 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.3 %, in 2018.
Europe ranks 16th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 9.3 % | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.4 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.5 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.6 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.5 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.3 % | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.1 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.9 % | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.7 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.4 % | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2 % | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 8 % | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.8 % | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.6 % | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.4 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 7.3 % | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.4 % | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.6 % | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 7.9 % | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4 % | 9.1 % | 9.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 % | 7.3 % | 8.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 % | 7.3 % | 7.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 13 Algeria 13.3 % compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.2 % compare
- 14 Barbados 13 % compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 % compare
- 14 Cabo Verde 8.4 % compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 4.1 % compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.7 % compare
- 16 Armenia 12.9 % compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3.3 % compare
- 17 South Africa 12.8 % compare
- 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.7 % compare
- 18 Mongolia 12.3 % compare
- 18 North Macedonia 12.3 % compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 1.2 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Europe?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Europe was 7.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 % in 2018.
- How does Europe rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Europe ranks 16th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.