Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Japan
Japan: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 5.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Japan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Japan is 5.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Japan peaked at 5.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1980.
Japan ranks 192nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 189 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.9% compare
- 190 Bangladesh 5.7% compare
- 191 Rwanda 5.2% compare
- 193 Cambodia 4.9% compare
- 194 Burundi 4.7% compare
- 195 Madagascar 4.1% compare
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- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 638,500 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Japan?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Japan was 5.2% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.