Share of children who are overweight or obese in Singapore
Singapore: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 3.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Singapore, 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 Singapore stood at 3.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Singapore peaked at 3.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
That places Singapore 123rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Singapore?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Singapore was 3.8% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Singapore ranks 123rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.