Share of children who are overweight in Greece

Greece: Share of children who are overweight was 13.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.5
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
10th
of 162 countries
All-time high
13.9
in 2015
All-time low
10.9
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of children who are overweight in Greece, 2000–2024

0510152000201220242000: 10.92001: 11.22002: 11.52003: 11.72004: 122005: 12.32006: 12.62007: 12.82008: 13.12009: 13.22010: 13.42011: 13.52012: 13.62013: 13.72014: 13.82015: 13.92016: 13.92017: 13.92018: 13.92019: 13.92020: 13.82021: 13.82022: 13.72023: 13.62024: 13.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Greece is 13.5, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Greece peaked at 13.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.9, in 2000.

That places Greece 10th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.13 10.9 13.2 10
2010s 13.75 13.4 13.9 10
2020s 13.68 13.5 13.8 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 7 Trinidad and Tobago 15 compare
  2. 8 Argentina 14.3 compare
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  4. 10 Uruguay 13.5 compare
  5. 12 Algeria 13.3 compare
  6. 13 Barbados 13 compare
  7. 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who are overweight in Greece?
Share of children who are overweight in Greece was 13.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 13.9 in 2015.
What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 10.9 in 2000.
How does Greece rank for share of children who are overweight?
Greece ranks 10th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from 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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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who are overweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
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