Table 3: Prevalence (%) of obesity in children 7-9 years and 10-19 years of age

Prevalence (%) of obesity in children 7-9 years* ( WHO Europe 2025 ) 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	15.2	16.7	13.7	10.2	12.0	8.3
Czechia	8.9	10.6	7.0	4.5	5.9	3.0
Denmark	5.5	6.2	4.7	5.5	7.5	3.3
Germany	11.9	15.5	7.6	8.7	10.6	6.8
Estonia	10.9	12.5	9.4	9.9	12.5	7.2
Ireland	7.2	8.1	6.2	8.1	8.9	7.3
Greece	18.1	22.9	13.2	9.7	12.0	7.2
Spain	14.7	16.7	12.6	8.5	9.9	7.0
France	-	-	-	3.8	3.9	3.7
Croatia	15.4	18.7	12.0	7.6	9.7	5.3
Italy	16.8	19.7	14.0	7.2	9.2	5.2
Cyprus	19.7	24.8	14.8	12.6	15.8	9.3
Latvia	8.7	10.6	6.7	4.9	6.0	3.7
Lithuania	9.2	9.6	8.7	5.1	5.5	4.7
Luxembourg	7.5	7.9	7.1	7.1	8.3	5.9
Hungary	12.1	13.3	10.8	13.7	16.3	10.9
Malta	17.1	19.0	15.1	10.1	12.4	7.6
Netherlands	-	-	-	4.5	5.0	3.9
Austria	8.8	12.0	5.7	10.7	12.9	8.4
Poland	14.6	18.6	10.7	6.1	7.4	4.7
Portugal	14.1	14.0	14.2	6.1	7.4	4.7
Romania	11.9	15.6	8.3	6.9	8.8	4.9
Slovenia	10.1	11.5	8.7	9.4	11.6	7.0
Slovakia	11.0	13.3	8.6	8.0	9.4	6.5
Finland	12.8	13.4	12.2	13.0	15.9	10.1
Sweden	13.3	15.4	11.2	9.4	11.7	6.9

Originally published	13 Dec 2023
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Prevalence (%) of obesity in children 7-9 years* ( WHO Europe 2025 ) and 10-19 years of age ( WHO GHOc )

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