Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Australia
Australia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 26.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Australia recorded 26.4% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Australia peaked at 26.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
Australia ranks 1st of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 12.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 21.8% | 26.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 23.4% compare
- 3 Papua New Guinea 18.5% compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2189 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Australia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Australia was 26.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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