Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sweden
Sweden: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sweden, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sweden stood at 18.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sweden peaked at 18.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1980.
That places Sweden 130th 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 (crude estimate) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.5% | — |
| 1981 | 7.7% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 7.9% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 8.9% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 9.9% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 10.2% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 10.8% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 9.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.9% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.6% | 18.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sweden?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sweden was 18.7% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Sweden ranks 130th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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