Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Greece
Greece: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27.1 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
27.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 189 countries
All-time high
27.1
in 2010
All-time low
25.3
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Greece, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Greece recorded 27.1 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Greece peaked at 27.1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.3, in 1975.
That places Greece 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.38 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.84 | 25.6 | 26.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.38 | 26.1 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.88 | 26.7 | 27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,321 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,941 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 47,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 47,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 48,348 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Greece?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Greece was 27.1 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3 in 1975.
- How does Greece rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Greece ranks 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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