Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 22.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Slovenia, 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 Slovenia is 22.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Slovenia peaked at 22.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1980.
Slovenia ranks 111th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 11.0% | 9.9% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 12.4% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.5% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 18.0% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.9% | 22.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More health data for Slovenia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,176 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 11,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 10,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 10,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 9,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 10,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 9,567 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Slovenia?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Slovenia was 22.8% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1980.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Slovenia ranks 111th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.