Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 58.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
58.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
103rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
58.1%
in 2024
All-time low
45.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bulgaria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bulgaria stood at 58.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bulgaria peaked at 58.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1980.
Bulgaria ranks 103rd 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 (crude estimate) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.2% | — |
| 1981 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.6% | 45.2% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 48.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 50.6% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 55.0% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 57.9% | 58.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bulgaria?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bulgaria was 58.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1980.
- How does Bulgaria rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Bulgaria ranks 103rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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