Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Hungary
Hungary: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 68.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 68.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Hungary peaked at 68.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1980.
Hungary ranks 42nd of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 47.6% | — |
| 1981 | 48.1% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 50.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 50.5% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 52.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.7% | 47.6% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 51.9% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 55.3% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 61.7% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 66.9% | 68.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Hungary?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Hungary was 68.3% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1980.
- How does Hungary rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Hungary ranks 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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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