Prevalence rate of obesity in adults in Bermuda
Bermuda: Prevalence rate of obesity in adults was 34.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence rate of obesity in adults in Bermuda, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence rate of obesity in adults in Bermuda stood at 34.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence rate of obesity in adults in Bermuda peaked at 34.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1980.
Bermuda ranks 42nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Prevalence rate of obesity in adults in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.1% | — |
| 1981 | 8.4% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 8.7% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 11.1% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 11.6% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | +2.0% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 34.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.7%, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 8.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 12.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 18.2% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 24.9% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.4% | 34.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 39 Paraguay 34.7% compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 34.6% compare
- 41 Antigua and Barbuda 34.6% compare
- 43 New Zealand 34.0% compare
- 44 Seychelles 33.9% compare
- 45 Libya 33.7% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 341 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 318 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 343 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 303 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 341 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 362 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence rate of obesity in adults in Bermuda?
- Prevalence rate of obesity in adults in Bermuda was 34.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prevalence rate of obesity in adults recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence rate of obesity in adults recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1980.
- How does Bermuda rank for prevalence rate of obesity in adults?
- Bermuda ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence rate of obesity in adults rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prevalence rate of obesity in adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.