Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Greece
Greece: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 13.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Greece is 13.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Greece peaked at 13.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 13th of 180 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 13.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Greece's 13.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.2%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.5% | 13.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More infrastructure data for Greece
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.69 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 46.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4509 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 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 Greece?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Greece was 13.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Greece ranks 13th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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