Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Georgia
Georgia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
43rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
67.0%
in 2024
All-time low
35.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Georgia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 67.0% 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 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Georgia peaked at 67.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 1980.
Georgia ranks 43rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.8% | — |
| 1981 | 36.3% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 36.8% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 37.9% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 38.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 40.3% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 40.9% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 42.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 43.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 45.9% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 47.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.3% | 35.8% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 41.5% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 48.1% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 56.4% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 64.3% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 40 Bahrain 67.7% compare
- 41 New Zealand 67.7% compare
- 42 Jordan 67.2% compare
- 44 El Salvador 66.8% compare
- 45 Lebanon 66.3% compare
- 46 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 66.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Georgia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Georgia was 67.0% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 1980.
- How does Georgia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Georgia ranks 43rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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