Share of children who are overweight in Tunisia

Tunisia: Share of children who are overweight was 17.5 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
17.5
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
4th
of 162 countries
All-time high
17.5
in 2024
All-time low
3.9
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

51015202000201220242000: 3.92001: 4.42002: 5.12003: 5.82004: 6.62005: 7.52006: 8.42007: 9.32008: 10.22009: 11.12010: 122011: 12.82012: 13.62013: 14.32014: 14.92015: 15.42016: 15.92017: 16.32018: 16.62019: 16.82020: 172021: 17.22022: 17.32023: 17.42024: 17.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 17.5 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Tunisia peaked at 17.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 2000.

That places Tunisia 4th 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 7.23 3.9 11.1 10
2010s 14.86 12 16.8 10
2020s 17.28 17 17.5 5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 1 Australia 26.4 compare
  2. 2 Papua New Guinea 18.5 compare
  3. 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.3 compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 16 compare
  5. 6 Paraguay 15.4 compare
  6. 7 Trinidad and Tobago 15 compare

See the full ranking of 162 places β†’

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All data for Tunisia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who are overweight in Tunisia?
Share of children who are overweight in Tunisia was 17.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 17.5 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 2000.
How does Tunisia rank for share of children who are overweight?
Tunisia ranks 4th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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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