Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Greece
Greece: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 27.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
27.98
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
66th
of 193 countries
All-time high
27.98
in 2022
All-time low
14.9
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Greece, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Greece recorded 27.98 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Greece peaked at 27.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.9, in 1990.
Greece ranks 66th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.9 | — |
| 1991 | 15.16 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 15.44 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 15.76 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 16.11 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 16.5 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 16.93 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 17.39 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 17.88 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 18.39 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 18.92 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 19.46 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 20 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 20.55 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 21.09 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 21.62 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 22.13 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 22.62 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.09 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 23.52 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 23.91 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 24.27 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 24.61 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.93 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 25.25 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 25.57 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 25.89 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 26.22 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 26.54 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 26.88 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 27.23 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 27.6 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 27.98 | +1.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 27.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.82, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greece's 27.98 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.51, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.45 | 14.9 | 18.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3 | 18.92 | 23.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.41 | 23.91 | 26.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6 | 27.23 | 27.98 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Greece?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Greece was 27.98 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 27.98 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9 in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Greece ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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