Share of children who are overweight in Pakistan

Pakistan: Share of children who are overweight was 2.1 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
2.1
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
149th
of 162 countries
All-time high
5.2
in 2003
All-time low
2.1
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

02462000201220242000: 4.92001: 52002: 5.12003: 5.22004: 5.22005: 5.22006: 5.22007: 5.22008: 5.12009: 52010: 4.92011: 4.82012: 4.62013: 4.52014: 4.32015: 4.12016: 3.92017: 3.72018: 3.42019: 3.22020: 32021: 2.82022: 2.52023: 2.32024: 2.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 2.1 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Pakistan peaked at 5.2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2024.

Pakistan ranks 149th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.11 4.9 5.2 10
2010s 4.14 3.2 4.9 10
2020s 2.54 2.1 3 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 146 Burundi 2.4 compare
  2. 147 Central African Republic 2.3 compare
  3. 147 Madagascar 2.3 compare
  4. 149 Kiribati 2.1 compare
  5. 149 Senegal 2.1 compare
  6. 152 Japan 2 compare

See the full ranking of 162 places β†’

More reference data data for Pakistan

All data for Pakistan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who are overweight in Pakistan?
Share of children who are overweight in Pakistan was 2.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 5.2 in 2003.
What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2024.
How does Pakistan rank for share of children who are overweight?
Pakistan ranks 149th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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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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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