Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 2.1% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Pakistan peaked at 5.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
That places Pakistan 166th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 47% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 2.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 24% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More infrastructure data for Pakistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 193.11 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.54 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7685 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Pakistan?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Pakistan was 2.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Pakistan ranks 166th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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