Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Finland
Finland: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 60.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Finland, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Finland stood at 60.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Finland peaked at 60.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1980.
That places Finland 77th 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 Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.0% | — |
| 1981 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 43.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 44.5% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 46.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 47.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 50.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.8% | 43.0% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 47.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 51.7% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 54.9% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 58.4% | 60.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Finland?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Finland was 60.3% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1980.
- How does Finland rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Finland ranks 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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