Prevalence rate of obesity in adults by country
Estimated prevalence of obesity in adults, based on general population surveys and statistical modeling. Obesity is a risk factor for chronic complications, including cardiovascular disease, and premature death.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
75.9%
American Samoa
Lowest
2.4%
Vietnam
Median
22.3%
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
8,955
What the numbers show
Prevalence rate of obesity in adults is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 75.9% in American Samoa; the lowest is 2.4% in Vietnam.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.3%, and the mean is 24.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32.
Over the past decade 184 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in East Timor (up 140.4%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 21.5%).
Prevalence rate of obesity in adults: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa | 75.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 2 | Tonga | 73.8% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 72.4% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 4 | Nauru | 71.4% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 5 | Tokelau | 70.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 6 | Niue | 66.9% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 7 | Tuvalu | 65.1% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 8 | Samoa | 64.3% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 49.2% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 10 | Micronesia (country) | 48.6% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 11 | Bahamas | 48.3% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46.7% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 13 | Kiribati | 45.6% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 43.9% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 15 | Belize | 43.4% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 16 | Puerto Rico | 42.4% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 17 | Qatar | 42.0% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 18 | Marshall Islands | 42.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 19 | United States | 41.0% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 20 | Palau | 40.5% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 40.5% | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 22 | Kuwait | 40.4% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 40.1% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 24 | Iraq | 39.7% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 25 | Barbados | 39.4% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 26 | Fiji | 39.0% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 27 | Panama | 37.7% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 28 | Palestine | 37.4% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 37.4% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 30 | Argentina | 37.2% | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 31 | Brunei | 37.1% | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Georgia | 35.7% | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 33 | Jordan | 35.4% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 34 | Jamaica | 35.2% | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 35 | Uruguay | 34.9% | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 36 | Bahrain | 34.9% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 34.9% | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 34.8% | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 39 | Paraguay | 34.7% | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 40 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 34.6% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 41 | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.6% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 42 | Bermuda | 34.1% | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 43 | New Zealand | 34.0% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 44 | Seychelles | 33.9% | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 45 | Libya | 33.7% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 46 | Syria | 33.0% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 32.7% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 48 | Dominica | 32.5% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 32.4% | 2024 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 50 | El Salvador | 32.2% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 51 | South Africa | 31.8% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 52 | Honduras | 31.8% | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 31.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 54 | Grenada | 31.5% | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 31.4% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 31.2% | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.9% | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 58 | Suriname | 30.8% | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 30.8% | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 30.8% | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 61 | Lebanon | 30.7% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 62 | Malta | 30.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 63 | Australia | 30.6% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 64 | Oman | 30.5% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 65 | Brazil | 30.1% | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 66 | Guyana | 30.1% | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 67 | Bolivia | 29.7% | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 68 | Eswatini | 29.6% | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 69 | Peru | 29.2% | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 28.9% | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 71 | Türkiye | 28.8% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 72 | Greenland | 28.1% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 73 | Papua New Guinea | 28.0% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 28.0% | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Ireland | 27.9% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 27.6% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 77 | Greece | 27.4% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 27.4% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 26.8% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 80 | Czechia | 26.3% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 26.1% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 82 | Slovak Republic | 26.1% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 83 | Canada | 26.0% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 84 | Mongolia | 25.1% | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 85 | Armenia | 25.0% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 86 | Colombia | 24.9% | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 87 | Iran | 24.6% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 88 | Pakistan | 24.5% | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Finland | 24.2% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 90 | Albania | 24.1% | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 91 | Mauritania | 24.1% | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 92 | Algeria | 23.6% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 93 | Malaysia | 23.3% | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 23.1% | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 95 | Venezuela | 23.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 96 | Cuba | 23.0% | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 97 | Ukraine | 22.8% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 98 | Gabon | 22.7% | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Vanuatu | 22.6% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 100 | Latvia | 22.3% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 101 | Moldova | 22.3% | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 102 | Israel | 22.2% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 103 | Lesotho | 22.2% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 22.2% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 105 | Iceland | 22.2% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.0% | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 107 | Serbia | 21.8% | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 108 | Solomon Islands | 21.8% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 109 | Poland | 21.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 110 | Morocco | 21.6% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 111 | Cyprus | 21.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 112 | Lithuania | 21.3% | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 21.1% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 114 | Mauritius | 21.1% | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.0% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 116 | Belgium | 20.8% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 117 | Belarus | 20.6% | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 118 | Germany | 20.6% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 20.6% | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 20.3% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 121 | Estonia | 20.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 122 | Norway | 20.2% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 123 | Botswana | 19.8% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 124 | Slovenia | 19.8% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 125 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.2% | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 126 | Luxembourg | 19.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 127 | Namibia | 18.3% | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 128 | Portugal | 18.1% | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.9% | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Maldives | 17.9% | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Sudan | 17.8% | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Liberia | 17.8% | 2024 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Russia | 17.6% | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 134 | Sweden | 17.5% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 135 | Andorra | 17.1% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 136 | Montenegro | 17.1% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 137 | Singapore | 17.0% | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Comoros | 16.8% | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Cape Verde | 16.7% | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Austria | 16.5% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 141 | Thailand | 16.4% | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Cameroon | 16.0% | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Spain | 15.3% | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 144 | Somalia | 14.9% | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 14.7% | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 146 | Netherlands | 14.7% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 147 | Ghana | 14.5% | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Denmark | 14.3% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 149 | Italy | 14.0% | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 150 | Nigeria | 13.7% | 2024 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Togo | 13.4% | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Yemen | 13.3% | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Mali | 13.3% | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Bhutan | 13.1% | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.8% | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.7% | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Angola | 12.7% | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Gambia | 12.4% | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Benin | 12.2% | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Congo | 12.2% | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 161 | North Korea | 12.0% | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Indonesia | 11.8% | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Djibouti | 11.7% | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Senegal | 11.6% | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Zambia | 11.6% | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Tanzania | 11.5% | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Switzerland | 11.3% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 168 | Kenya | 11.3% | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 11.2% | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 170 | France | 11.2% | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 171 | Haiti | 11.1% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 172 | Central African Republic | 10.9% | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Mozambique | 10.6% | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Guinea | 10.6% | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Philippines | 9.6% | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Uganda | 9.5% | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 177 | China | 9.3% | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Laos | 9.2% | 2024 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 179 | South Sudan | 8.9% | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Korea | 8.4% | 2024 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Sierra Leone | 8.2% | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Myanmar | 8.1% | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 183 | India | 8.0% | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Malawi | 8.0% | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Nepal | 8.0% | 2024 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Burkina Faso | 7.7% | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Chad | 7.4% | 2024 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Niger | 6.8% | 2024 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.7% | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Japan | 5.9% | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 191 | Bangladesh | 5.8% | 2024 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Rwanda | 5.6% | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Burundi | 5.2% | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Cambodia | 4.9% | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Madagascar | 4.5% | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Eritrea | 4.3% | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 197 | East Timor | 3.6% | 2024 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Ethiopia | 2.9% | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Vietnam | 2.4% | 2024 | up 135.3% | volatile |
About this data
Estimated prevalence of obesity in adults, based on general population surveys and statistical modeling. Obesity is a risk factor for chronic complications, including cardiovascular disease, and premature death.