Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in World
World: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 44.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
44.6%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
44.6%
in 2024
All-time low
21.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in World, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in World stood at 44.6%. 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 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in World peaked at 44.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1980.
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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.8% | — |
| 1981 | 22.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 22.4% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 23.0% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 24.0% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 24.4% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 24.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 25.6% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 26.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 26.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 27.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.2% | 21.8% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.2% | 25.2% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 29.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 35.6% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 42.0% | 44.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in World?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in World was 44.6% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1980.
- How does World rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- World ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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