Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 36.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Republic of Korea, 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 Republic of Korea is 36.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Republic of Korea peaked at 36.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1980.
Republic of Korea ranks 157th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.6% | — |
| 1981 | 18.0% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 18.4% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 18.9% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 19.8% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 20.3% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 20.8% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 21.3% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 21.8% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 22.3% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 22.8% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 23.4% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 26.4% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.6% | 17.6% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 22.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 27.3% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 30.7% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 34.7% | 36.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Republic of Korea?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Republic of Korea was 36.7% 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1980.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Republic of Korea ranks 157th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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