Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 7.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern 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 Northern Europe stood at 7.8 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern Europe peaked at 7.8 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.6 %, in 2000.
That places Northern Europe 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 6.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.8 % | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.9 % | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 7 % | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.2 % | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.3 % | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.4 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.5 % | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.6 % | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.7 % | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.8 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.8 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.88 % | 6.6 % | 7.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.55 % | 7.3 % | 7.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.78 % | 7.7 % | 7.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 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
- 20 Serbia 12.2 % compare
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- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.0298 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate -2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern Europe?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern Europe was 7.8 % 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 % in 2000.
- How does Northern Europe rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Northern Europe ranks 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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