Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 9.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Portugal stood at 9.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Portugal peaked at 9.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 41st out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More infrastructure data for Portugal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.53 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.5167 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4382 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.53 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.21 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 Portugal?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Portugal was 9.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Portugal ranks 41st out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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