It is estimated that the number of children aged 5 to 19 years living with obesity worldwide will increase from 158 million in 2020 to 254 million by the year 2030. This statistic illustrates the predicted number of children with obesity worldwide in 2020, 2025, and 2030.
Predicted number of children aged 5 to 19 years with obesity worldwide in 2020, 2025, and 2030
(in millions)
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World Obesity Federation. (October 2, 2019). Predicted number of children aged 5 to 19 years with obesity worldwide in 2020, 2025, and 2030 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155606/obesity-children-worldwide-forecast/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
World Obesity Federation. "Predicted number of children aged 5 to 19 years with obesity worldwide in 2020, 2025, and 2030 (in millions)." Chart. October 2, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155606/obesity-children-worldwide-forecast/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
World Obesity Federation. (2019). Predicted number of children aged 5 to 19 years with obesity worldwide in 2020, 2025, and 2030 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155606/obesity-children-worldwide-forecast/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
World Obesity Federation. "Predicted Number of Children Aged 5 to 19 Years with Obesity Worldwide in 2020, 2025, and 2030 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155606/obesity-children-worldwide-forecast/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
World Obesity Federation, Predicted number of children aged 5 to 19 years with obesity worldwide in 2020, 2025, and 2030 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155606/obesity-children-worldwide-forecast/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 13, 2025)
Predicted number of children aged 5 to 19 years with obesity worldwide in 2020, 2025, and 2030 (in millions) [Graph], World Obesity Federation, October 2, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155606/obesity-children-worldwide-forecast/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed