Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ireland
Ireland: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 30.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 30.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ireland peaked at 30.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1980.
Ireland ranks 64th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.0% | — |
| 1981 | 9.3% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 11.3% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 11.8% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 12.3% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 13.4% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 13.9% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.7% | 9.0% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 13.4% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 19.5% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 25.1% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.3% | 30.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ireland?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ireland was 30.6% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1980.
- How does Ireland rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Ireland ranks 64th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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