Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Greece
Greece: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 69.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 198 countries
All-time high
69.1%
in 2024
All-time low
46.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Greece, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Greece recorded 69.1% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Greece peaked at 69.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 1980.
That places Greece 38th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.8% | — |
| 1981 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 49.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 49.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 50.1% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 51.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 54.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.4% | 46.8% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 50.6% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 56.3% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 63.9% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.9% | 69.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 35 New Zealand 69.5% compare
- 36 Bahrain 69.3% compare
- 37 Barbados 69.2% compare
- 39 Costa Rica 69.0% compare
- 40 North Macedonia 69.0% compare
- 41 Ireland 68.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Greece?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Greece was 69.1% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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