Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 26.4 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
26.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 187 countries
All-time high
26.4
in 2015
All-time low
24.1
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Bulgaria, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 26.4 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Bulgaria peaked at 26.4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.1, in 1975.
That places Bulgaria 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.22 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.68 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.05 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.58 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.21 | 26 | 26.4 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 82 Montenegro 26.5 compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 26.5 compare
- 84 Estonia 26.4 compare
- 84 Kazakhstan 26.4 compare
- 84 Lithuania 26.4 compare
- 84 Guyana 26.4 compare
- 84 Slovak Republic 26.4 compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 33,740 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 32,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Bulgaria?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Bulgaria was 26.4 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1 in 1975.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Bulgaria ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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