Share of children who are overweight or obese in Jordan
Jordan: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 10.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight or obese in Jordan stood at 10.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Jordan peaked at 10.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
That places Jordan 30th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.5% | 10.6% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Jordan
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 140.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Jordan?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Jordan was 10.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Jordan ranks 30th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.