Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Poland
Poland: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 62.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Poland, 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 Poland is 62.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Poland peaked at 62.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 1980.
Poland ranks 82nd 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.8% | — |
| 1981 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 44.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 45.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 46.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 47.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 47.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.9% | 43.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 48.3% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 52.1% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 58.8% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 62.3% | 62.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Poland?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Poland was 62.7% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 1980.
- How does Poland rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Poland ranks 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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