Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 37.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 37.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Switzerland peaked at 37.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1996.
That places Switzerland 153rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.2% | — |
| 1981 | 37.0% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 36.8% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 36.5% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 36.2% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 36.1% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 35.9% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 35.8% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 35.7% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 35.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 35.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 35.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 35.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.5% | 35.8% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 35.2% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 35.5% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 37.4% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.7% | 37.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Switzerland?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Switzerland was 37.8% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Switzerland ranks 153rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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