Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in World
World: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 45.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
45.2%
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
45.2%
in 2024
All-time low
20.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in World, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 45.2% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in World peaked at 45.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 1980.
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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.3% | — |
| 1981 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 20.8% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 22.0% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 22.7% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 23.1% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 23.5% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 25.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 20.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 23.5% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 28.9% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 35.2% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 42.4% | 45.2% | 5 |
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in World?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in World was 45.2% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 1980.
- How does World rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- World ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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