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Overweight and obesity prevalence among children in England 2024, by gender and age

Characteristic	Overweight -boys	Overweight -girls	Obese -boys	Obese -girls
2-10 years	10%	11%	14%	11%
11-15 years	10%	16%	20%	16%

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January 2026

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2024

Number of respondents

1,021*

Age group

2-15 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Weighted bases: n (boys) = 535; n (girls) = 486
The source provides the following information:
Categories are mutually exclusive, i.e. overweight does not include those who are obese.

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In 2024, 20 percent of boys and 16 percent of girls aged between 11 and 15 years in England were classed as obese. Additionally, in the age group two to ten years old, 14 percent of boys and 11 percent of girls were obese.

Prevalence among adults

The prevalence of obesity among adults in England has been creeping upwards since 2000. In that year, 21 percent of men and women were classed as obese in England. However, by 2021 this share had increased to 26 percent for women and 25 percent for men.

Obesity heavy on the health service

The number of hospital admissions as a result of obesity in England has increased alongside the general increase in obesity. In the year 2019/20, almost 8.1 thousand women and 2.7 thousand men were admitted to hospital. A vast rise from the admission levels in 2002/03. The highest number of admissions due to obesity were found in the age group 45 to 54 years, with over 3.1 thousand admissions in that age group.