Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Finland
Finland: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 26.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Finland, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Finland is 26.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Finland peaked at 26.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1980.
Finland ranks 88th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 (crude estimate) in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.9% | — |
| 1981 | 13.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 13.4% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 13.8% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 14.2% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 14.5% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 14.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 15.0% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 15.6% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 17.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 15.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 18.5% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 21.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.6% | 26.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Finland?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Finland was 26.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1980.
- How does Finland rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Finland ranks 88th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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