Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Greece
Greece: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 61.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Greece, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Greece is 61.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Greece peaked at 61.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1980.
That places Greece 73rd 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.4% | — |
| 1981 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 45.3% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 51.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 51.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.9% | 43.4% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 46.9% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 52.4% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 58.4% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 60.6% | 61.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Greece?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Greece was 61.2% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Greece ranks 73rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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