Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Norway
Norway: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 60.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Norway, 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 Norway is 60.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Norway peaked at 60.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1980.
Norway ranks 95th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.4% | — |
| 1981 | 36.9% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 37.4% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 38.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 39.0% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 39.6% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 40.2% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 40.7% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 41.4% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 42.1% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 42.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 43.5% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 44.3% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 45.1% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 46.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 46.9% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 47.8% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 48.7% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 50.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.8% | 36.4% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 42.1% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 50.6% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 57.0% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 59.7% | 60.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Norway?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Norway was 60.6% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1980.
- How does Norway rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Norway ranks 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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