Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Korea
Korea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 37.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.8%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
150th
of 198 countries
All-time high
37.8%
in 2024
All-time low
15.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Korea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Korea stood at 37.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Korea peaked at 37.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1980.
Korea ranks 150th 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 Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.9% | — |
| 1981 | 16.2% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 19.2% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 19.8% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 22.2% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 23.6% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 24.9% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 26.7% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.0% | 15.9% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 21.0% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 27.3% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.7% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 35.8% | 37.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Korea?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Korea was 37.8% 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1980.
- How does Korea rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Korea ranks 150th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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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