Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Singapore
Singapore: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 47.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Singapore, 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 Singapore is 47.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Singapore peaked at 47.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 131st 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.4% | — |
| 1981 | 26.5% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 26.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 26.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 27.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 27.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 27.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 27.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 28.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 28.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 47.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.8% | 26.4% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 27.4% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 29.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 34.1% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 43.3% | 47.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Singapore?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Singapore was 47.7% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Singapore ranks 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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