Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ireland
Ireland: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 11.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 11.2% 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 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ireland peaked at 11.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2000.
That places Ireland 24th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.08 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 Ireland?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Ireland was 11.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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