Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Hungary
Hungary: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 36.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 36.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Hungary peaked at 36.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1980.
Hungary ranks 32nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.9% | — |
| 1981 | 11.2% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 12.4% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 13.1% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 15.1% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 36.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 10.9% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 14.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 19.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 27.1% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 34.3% | 36.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Hungary?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Hungary was 36.9% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1980.
- How does Hungary rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Hungary ranks 32nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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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