Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Spain
Spain: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 50.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.1%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
125th
of 198 countries
All-time high
57.5%
in 2008
All-time low
47.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Spain, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Spain recorded 50.1% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Spain peaked at 57.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1980.
Spain ranks 125th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 47.5% | — |
| 1981 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 51.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 51.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 54.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.7% | 47.5% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 50.4% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 54.8% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 52.9% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.1% | 52.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Spain?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Spain was 50.1% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Spain ranks 125th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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