Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 71.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 198 countries
All-time high
71.8%
in 2024
All-time low
54.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 71.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 71.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 1980.
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.4% | — |
| 1981 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 56.9% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 57.8% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 59.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 61.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 61.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.3% | 54.4% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 58.7% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 63.5% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 68.5% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 71.3% | 71.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 21 Iraq 72.9% compare
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 72.8% compare
- 23 Micronesia, Federated States of 72.1% compare
- 25 Paraguay 71.5% compare
- 26 United States of America 71.4% compare
- 27 Palau 71.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saudi Arabia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Saudi Arabia was 71.8% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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