Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) by country
Countries reporting
198
Highest
91.1%
American Samoa
Lowest
10.2%
Ethiopia
Median
59.3%
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
9,495
What the numbers show
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 91.1% in American Samoa; the lowest is 10.2% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 59.3%, and the mean is 54.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 186 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 93.0%), and the largest decrease in France (down 7.3%).
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa | 91.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 90.7% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 3 | Tonga | 90.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 4 | Tokelau | 89.9% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 5 | Naoero | 89.2% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Niue | 88.1% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 7 | Samoa | 86.8% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 8 | Tuvalu | 85.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 81.4% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 10 | Kuwait | 79.2% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 77.7% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 12 | Bahamas | 77.3% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 13 | Qatar | 77.3% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 14 | Kiribati | 76.6% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 75.4% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 16 | French Polynesia | 74.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 74.2% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 18 | Brunei Darussalam | 73.9% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 19 | Palau | 73.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 20 | Panama | 73.3% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 21 | United States of America | 73.1% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 22 | Belize | 73.0% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 72.5% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 24 | Georgia | 72.1% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 71.7% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 71.2% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 27 | Uruguay | 71.0% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 71.0% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 71.0% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 30 | Paraguay | 70.9% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 31 | Peru | 70.4% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 70.0% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 33 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 69.9% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 34 | Iraq | 69.8% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 35 | New Zealand | 69.5% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 36 | Bahrain | 69.3% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 37 | Barbados | 69.2% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 69.1% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 69.0% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 69.0% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 68.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 68.3% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 43 | Fiji | 68.1% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 44 | Ecuador | 67.8% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 67.8% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 67.7% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 67.5% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 48 | Marshall Islands | 67.3% | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 67.2% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 50 | Lebanon | 67.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 51 | Australia | 66.9% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 52 | Oman | 66.7% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 53 | Albania | 66.6% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 54 | Brazil | 66.5% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 55 | Latvia | 66.4% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 56 | Slovakia | 66.3% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 57 | Syrian Arab Republic | 66.2% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 58 | Türkiye | 66.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 59 | El Salvador | 65.7% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 60 | Seychelles | 65.7% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 65.6% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 62 | Bermuda | 65.6% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 63 | Antigua and Barbuda | 65.4% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 64 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 65.3% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 65 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 65.3% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 66 | Jordan | 64.8% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 67 | Honduras | 64.7% | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 64.7% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 69 | Finland | 64.5% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 64.4% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 71 | Palestine, State of | 63.9% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 63.8% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 73 | Belarus | 63.7% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 63.7% | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 75 | Libya | 63.6% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 63.5% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63.3% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 78 | Estonia | 63.2% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 79 | Russian Federation | 63.0% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 80 | Jamaica | 62.9% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 81 | Guatemala | 62.8% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 82 | Poland | 62.7% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 83 | Ukraine | 62.5% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 84 | Greenland | 62.2% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.2% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 86 | Colombia | 61.8% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 87 | Grenada | 61.7% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 88 | Canada | 61.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 89 | Dominica | 61.3% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 90 | Armenia | 61.1% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 91 | Lithuania | 61.1% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 92 | Mongolia | 61.0% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 93 | Slovenia | 60.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 94 | Iceland | 60.9% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 95 | Norway | 60.6% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 96 | Germany | 60.6% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 97 | Cuba | 60.0% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 98 | Portugal | 59.9% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 99 | Serbia | 59.3% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 100 | Tunisia | 59.2% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 101 | Algeria | 59.0% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 58.9% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 58.1% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 104 | Belgium | 57.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 105 | Cyprus | 57.4% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 57.3% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 107 | Guyana | 57.2% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 108 | Spain | 57.0% | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 109 | Sweden | 56.9% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 110 | Malaysia | 56.6% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 56.1% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 112 | Israel | 55.8% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 113 | Pakistan | 55.8% | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Papua New Guinea | 55.6% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.5% | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 116 | Morocco | 55.5% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 117 | Tajikistan | 55.4% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 118 | Maldives | 55.2% | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 119 | South Africa | 55.2% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 120 | Montenegro | 55.0% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 121 | Eswatini | 54.4% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 122 | Mauritius | 54.3% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 53.2% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 124 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 53.1% | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 125 | Italy | 53.1% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 126 | Andorra | 52.8% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 127 | Netherlands | 51.4% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 128 | Austria | 50.6% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 129 | Denmark | 49.9% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 49.5% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 131 | Bhutan | 48.7% | 2024 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Afghanistan | 47.9% | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Singapore | 47.7% | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 134 | Cape Verde | 47.6% | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 135 | Gabon | 47.3% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 136 | Thailand | 47.1% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 137 | Mauritania | 45.2% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 138 | Comoros | 42.8% | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 139 | France | 42.2% | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42.0% | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 141 | Switzerland | 42.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 142 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.0% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 143 | Indonesia | 40.7% | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 144 | China | 40.5% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 145 | Botswana | 40.3% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 40.2% | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 40.1% | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 148 | Lesotho | 39.2% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 149 | Cameroon | 38.5% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 150 | Republic of Korea | 37.8% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 151 | Liberia | 37.6% | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Philippines | 37.1% | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 153 | Ghana | 36.6% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 154 | Sudan | 36.3% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 155 | Namibia | 36.2% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 156 | Yemen | 35.0% | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 34.4% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 158 | Côte d'Ivoire | 34.2% | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 159 | Nigeria | 32.5% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 160 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.1% | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 161 | Nepal | 31.9% | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Somalia | 31.9% | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 163 | Angola | 31.8% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 164 | India | 31.7% | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Gambia | 31.7% | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Togo | 31.6% | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Mali | 30.9% | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.6% | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 169 | Kenya | 30.6% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 170 | Haiti | 30.2% | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 171 | Bangladesh | 29.9% | 2024 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 29.9% | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 173 | Congo | 29.8% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 174 | Djibouti | 29.8% | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 175 | Myanmar | 29.4% | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 176 | Benin | 29.4% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 177 | Senegal | 29.4% | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 178 | Zambia | 28.7% | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 179 | Guinea | 27.7% | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 180 | Cambodia | 26.6% | 2024 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Mozambique | 26.5% | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 182 | Japan | 26.4% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 183 | Uganda | 24.6% | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 184 | Sierra Leone | 23.9% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 185 | South Sudan | 23.6% | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 186 | Malawi | 23.1% | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 22.9% | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 188 | Burkina Faso | 22.5% | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Rwanda | 21.7% | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 190 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 21.1% | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 191 | Viet Nam | 21.1% | 2024 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Chad | 19.8% | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Niger | 17.7% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 194 | Madagascar | 16.9% | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 195 | Timor-Leste | 16.2% | 2024 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Burundi | 15.9% | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 197 | Eritrea | 12.7% | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 198 | Ethiopia | 10.2% | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Americas (WHO region) 69.1%
- Sur 59.8%
- Europe (WHO region) 60.0%
- Mus 54.3%
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 59.4%
- High income (World Bank) 59.4%
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 49.4%
- World 45.2%
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 39.3%
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 36.3%
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 32.5%
- Africa (WHO region) 29.8%
- Low income (World Bank) 26.2%