Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Australia
Australia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 64.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
54th
of 198 countries
All-time high
64.1%
in 2024
All-time low
35.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Australia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Australia recorded 64.1% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Australia peaked at 64.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1980.
That places Australia 54th out of 198 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.1% | — |
| 1981 | 36.2% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 37.2% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 38.3% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 39.4% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 40.5% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 41.6% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 43.8% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 44.9% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 47.1% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 49.2% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 52.1% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 54.6% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 55.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.0% | 35.1% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 46.0% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 55.3% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 60.5% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 63.1% | 64.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Australia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Australia was 64.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1980.
- How does Australia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Australia ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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