Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in World
World: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 16.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.2%
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
16.2%
in 2024
All-time low
5.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in World, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in World is 16.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in World peaked at 16.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1980.
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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.4% | — |
| 1981 | 5.5% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 6.4% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.5% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.6% | 16.2% | 5 |
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0228 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in World?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in World was 16.2% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1980.
- How does World rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- World ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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