Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iceland
Iceland: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 58.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
58.7%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
83rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
58.7%
in 2024
All-time low
34.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iceland, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iceland stood at 58.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iceland peaked at 58.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 1980.
Iceland ranks 83rd of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.6% | — |
| 1981 | 35.3% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 36.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 37.4% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 38.9% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 40.4% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 41.2% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 42.0% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 42.7% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 43.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 44.3% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 45.1% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 45.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.8% | 34.6% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 42.0% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 49.7% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 55.1% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.8% | 58.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iceland?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iceland was 58.7% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1980.
- How does Iceland rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Iceland ranks 83rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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