Unhealthy weight is defined as having a BMI classed as underweight or overweight/obeseÂ
Weighted bases: n (boys)=638, n (girls)=584. The source provides the following information: - children whose body mass index exceeded seven standard deviations above or below the norm for their age were excluded from the table.
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Children with unhealthy weight in Scotland 2024, by gender and age
In Scotland in 202, ** percent of boys and ** percent of girls aged 2 to 6 years old had a body weight that was outside the healthy range for children of this age. Furthermore, just under ** percent of both boys and girls aged between 7 and 11 years were an unhealthy weight.
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Scottish Government. (October 21, 2025). Share of children with unhealthy weight in Scotland in 2024, by gender and age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/374130/children-with-unhealthy-weight-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Share of children with unhealthy weight in Scotland in 2024, by gender and age." Chart. October 21, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/374130/children-with-unhealthy-weight-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2025). Share of children with unhealthy weight in Scotland in 2024, by gender and age. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/374130/children-with-unhealthy-weight-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Share of Children with Unhealthy Weight in Scotland in 2024, by Gender and Age." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Oct 2025, /statistics/374130/children-with-unhealthy-weight-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Share of children with unhealthy weight in Scotland in 2024, by gender and age ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/374130/children-with-unhealthy-weight-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Share of children with unhealthy weight in Scotland in 2024, by gender and age [Graph], Scottish Government, October 21, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/374130/children-with-unhealthy-weight-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
