Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Germany
Germany: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Germany is 3.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Germany peaked at 4.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2016.
Germany ranks 149th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 3.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 38% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Germany's 3.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.2%, 46% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 146 Côte d'Ivoire 3.5% compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 3.5% compare
- 148 Belarus 3.4% compare
- 149 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3.3% compare
- 149 Ethiopia 3.3% compare
- 149 Philippines 3.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Germany
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.40 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4598 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.7752 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 38.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.31 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 Germany?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Germany was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Germany ranks 149th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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