Table 2: Prevalence (%) of overweight in children under 5 years, 7-9 years and 10-19 years of age

Prevalence (%) of overweight in children under 5 years* ( UNICEF / WHO / World Bank Group 2025 (pdf) ), 7-9 years ( WHO Europe 2025 ) (pdf) and 10-19 years* of age ( WHO GHOb ).

* 2025 estimates, overweight defined using WHO Child Growth standards ( WHO 2006 ); ** 2022-2024 data collection round, overweight (including obesity) defined using WHO Growth Reference data ( WHO 2007a );
*** 2022 data, overweight (including obesity) defined using WHO Growth Reference data ( WHO 2007a )

Country	<5 years old			7-9 years old			10-19 years old
	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls
Belgium	4.9	5.2	4.6	-	-	-	21.6	22.3	20.9
Bulgaria	5.5	5.8	5.1	32.8	32.6	33.0	26.9	31.9	21.5
Czechia	6.6	7.0	6.1	21.0	21.6	20.3	14.4	16.5	12.2
Denmark	-	-	-	20.0	18.5	21.7	18.4	22.7	13.9
Germany	3.3	3.5	3.1	25.7	27.7	23.3	26.3	28.9	23.5
Estonia	5.6	5.9	5.2	26.2	28.9	23.7	27.9	31.4	24.3
Ireland	11.2	11.9	10.4	23.3	24.3	22.4	25.2	25.4	25.1
Greece	13.5	14.3	12.6	36.7	40.6	32.7	32.0	34.8	29.0
Spain	-	-	-	34.0	36.1	31.7	28.2	29.4	26.9
France	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.1	15.2	17.0
Croatia	-	-	-	36.1	38.4	33.7	25.0	28.5	21.4
Italy	-	-	-	36.9	38.5	35.2	24.3	27.3	21.0
Cyprus	-	-	-	41.9	47.9	36.2	32.2	36.9	27.3
Latvia	6.6	7.1	6.2	21.7	22.7	20.6	19.0	20.4	17.5
Lithuania	4.6	4.9	4.3	23.2	23.7	22.8	17.0	17.9	16.1
Luxembourg	-	-	-	21.7	22.0	21.4	21.1	22.6	19.4
Hungary	-	-	-	27.0	27.5	26.6	31.7	34.8	28.5
Malta	10.1	10.8	9.5	35.5	36.0	34.8	25.5	27.4	23.5
Netherlands	5.4	5.8	5.0	-	-	-	16.7	17.5	15.9
Austria	-	-	-	24.6	28.5	20.7	29.4	32.8	25.8
Poland	8.6	9.1	8.0	32.9	36.1	29.7	21.8	23.6	19.9
Portugal	9.4	10.0	8.7	31.3	30.6	31.9	18.5	18.8	18.1
Romania	4.8	5.1	4.5	27.5	31.9	23.3	20.4	22.8	17.9
Slovenia	-	-	-	25.2	25.9	24.6	27.6	31.2	23.9
Slovakia	-	-	-	26.1	27.5	24.6	23.7	28.1	19.0
Finland	4.7	5.1	4.4	30.1	29.4	30.9	31.2	33.8	28.5
Sweden	-	-	-	32.9	34.2	31.6	25.3	26.9	23.5

Originally published	13 Dec 2023
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Prevalence (%) of overweight in children under 5 years* ( UNICEF / WHO / World Bank Group 2025 (pdf) ), 7-9 years** ( WHO Europe 2025 ) (pdf) and 10-19 years*** of age ( WHO GHOb ).

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Prevalence (%) of overweight in children under 5 years* ( UNICEF / WHO / World Bank Group 2025 (pdf) ), 7-9 years ( WHO Europe 2025 ) (pdf) and 10-19 years* of age ( WHO GHOb ).