Prevalence (%) of obesity in children 7-9 years* ( WHO Europe 2024 ) and 10-19 years of age ( WHO GHOc )
* 2022-2024 data collection round, obesity defined using WHO Growth Reference data ( WHO 2007a ); ** 2022 data, obesity defined using WHO Growth Reference data ( WHO 2007a )
| Country | 7-9 years old | 10-19 years old | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | |
| Belgium | - | - | - | 6.5 | 7.9 | 5.1 |
| Bulgaria | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 8.3 |
| Czechia | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 3.0 |
| Denmark | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 3.3 |
| Germany | 12 | 16 | 8 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 6.8 |
| Estonia | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 7.2 |
| Ireland | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Greece | 18 | 23 | 13 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 7.2 |
| Spain | 15 | 17 | 13 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 7.0 |
| France | - | - | - | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| Croatia | 15 | 19 | 12 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 5.3 |
| Italy | 17 | 20 | 14 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 5.2 |
| Cyprus | 20 | 25 | 15 | 12.6 | 15.8 | 9.3 |
| Latvia | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 3.7 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| Luxembourg | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 5.9 |
| Hungary | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13.7 | 16.3 | 10.9 |
| Malta | 17 | 19 | 15 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 7.6 |
| Netherlands | - | - | - | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.9 |
| Austria | 9 | 12 | 6 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 8.4 |
| Poland | 15 | 19 | 11 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 4.7 |
| Portugal | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 4.7 |
| Romania | 12 | 16 | 8 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 4.9 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 7.0 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 6.5 |
| Finland | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13.0 | 15.9 | 10.1 |
| Sweden | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 6.9 |
| Originally published | 13 Dec 2023 |
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