Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Denmark
Denmark: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 49.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Denmark, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Denmark is 49.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Denmark peaked at 49.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1980.
That places Denmark 129th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.5% | — |
| 1981 | 32.0% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 32.5% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 33.1% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 33.6% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 34.1% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 34.7% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 35.4% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 36.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 37.3% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 38.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 39.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 41.3% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 42.7% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.0% | 31.5% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 37.3% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 44.1% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 48.4% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 49.3% | 49.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Denmark?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Denmark was 49.9% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1980.
- How does Denmark rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Denmark ranks 129th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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