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Obesity rates among middle and high school students in South Korea from 2014 to 2024, by gender

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Release date

December 2024

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2014 to 2024

Number of respondents

53,173 students

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Respondents count by year was as follows:
2014: 69,959
2015: 66,068
2016: 63,741
2017: 60,392
2018: 58,336
2019: 55,748
2020: 53,534
2021: 53,445
2022: 50,455
2023: 51,467
2024: 53,173

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Obesity rates among middle and high schoolers South Korea 2014-2024, by gender

Published by
Conor Stewart,
Aug 15, 2025

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2024, around **** percent of male and *** percent of female middle and high school students were obese. While obesity rates among both groups have roughly doubled over the past decade, the rate of obesity among female students has consistently been lower.

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