Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 24.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Bulgaria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria stood at 24.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria peaked at 24.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1980.
That places Bulgaria 102nd out of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 13.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.8% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.8% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.1% | 24.0% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 33,740 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 32,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 29,959 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Bulgaria was 24.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1980.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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 Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.