Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Romania
Romania: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Romania, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Romania recorded 71.0% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Romania peaked at 71.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1980.
That places Romania 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.5% | — |
| 1981 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 41.2% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 41.4% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 41.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 42.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 42.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 42.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 43.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 45.4% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.8% | 39.5% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 41.7% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 46.3% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 57.7% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 68.3% | 71.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Romania?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Romania was 71.0% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1980.
- How does Romania rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Romania ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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