Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Ireland
Ireland: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 28.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Ireland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Ireland is 28.35, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Ireland peaked at 28.35 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.17, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 63rd 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 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.17 | — |
| 1991 | 13.7 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 14.26 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 14.83 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 15.42 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 16.03 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 16.65 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 17.29 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 17.93 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 18.57 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 19.22 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 19.85 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 20.47 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 21.06 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 21.63 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 22.17 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 22.68 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 23.16 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 23.61 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 24.02 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 24.39 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 24.73 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 25.05 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 25.35 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.66 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.98 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 26.3 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 26.63 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 26.96 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 27.3 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 27.64 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 27.99 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 28.35 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.79 | 13.17 | 18.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.79 | 19.22 | 24.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.84 | 24.39 | 27.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.99 | 27.64 | 28.35 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Ireland?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Ireland was 28.35 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.35 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.17 in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Ireland ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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