Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Japan
Japan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 26.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.4%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
182nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
26.4%
in 2024
All-time low
17.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Japan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 26.4% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Japan peaked at 26.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1980.
Japan ranks 182nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.8% | — |
| 1981 | 18.0% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 18.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 18.8% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 19.5% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 19.7% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 20.7% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.9% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.1% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 22.0% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 23.5% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.5% | 26.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Japan?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Japan was 26.4% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Japan ranks 182nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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