Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 5.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria is 5.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria peaked at 10.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2019.
Bulgaria ranks 74th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0857 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Bulgaria was 5.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Bulgaria ranks 74th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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