Share of children who are overweight in Albania
Albania: Share of children who are overweight was 16.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Albania stood at 16.7%.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Albania peaked at 24.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2020.
Albania ranks 5th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 19.9% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.2% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 16.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 2 Papua New Guinea 18.5% compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.3% compare
- 4 Tunisia 17.5% compare
- 6 Ukraine 16.0% compare
- 7 Paraguay 15.4% compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 15.0% compare
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.954 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6439 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Albania?
- Share of children who are overweight in Albania was 16.7% in 2024, according to UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Albania ranks 5th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).