Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Europe
Western Europe: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 5.6 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Europe, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Europe is 5.6 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Europe peaked at 5.6 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.8 %, in 2000.
That places Western Europe 24th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 4.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9 % | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.1 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.2 % | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.3 % | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.6 % | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.89 % | 4.8 % | 5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 % | 5 % | 5.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 % | 5.3 % | 5.6 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Europe?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Western Europe was 5.6 % 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 % in 2000.
- How does Western Europe rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Western Europe ranks 24th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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