Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Europe (WHO region)
Europe (WHO region): Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 55.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
55.0%
in 2024
All-time low
43.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Europe (WHO region), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Europe (WHO region) recorded 55.0% 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Europe (WHO region) peaked at 55.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 1980.
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 Europe (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.8% | — |
| 1981 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 45.5% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 46.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 47.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 53.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.7% | 43.8% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 45.9% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 49.5% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 53.2% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.7% | 55.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Europe (WHO region)?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Europe (WHO region) was 55.0% 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 Europe (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 1980.
- How does Europe (WHO region) rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Europe (WHO region) ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Europe (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe (WHO region) 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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