Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Poland
Poland: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 21.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
108th
of 198 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2024
All-time low
12.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Poland, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Poland recorded 21.8% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Poland peaked at 21.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1980.
That places Poland 108th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.6% | — |
| 1981 | 12.7% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 13.2% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 14.3% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.6% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 14.1% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 16.8% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 20.6% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.7% | 21.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Poland?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Poland was 21.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1980.
- How does Poland rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Poland ranks 108th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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