Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Poland
Poland: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 27.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Poland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Poland is 27.5, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Poland peaked at 27.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.94, in 1990.
Poland ranks 68th 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.94 | — |
| 1991 | 14.11 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 14.29 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 14.49 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 14.7 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 14.95 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 15.21 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 15.52 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 15.85 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 16.22 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 16.63 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 17.06 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 17.5 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 17.96 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 18.43 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 18.9 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 19.37 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 19.85 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 20.33 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 20.8 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 21.27 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 21.74 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 22.21 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 22.69 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 23.17 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 23.68 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 24.2 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 24.73 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 25.26 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 25.8 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 26.35 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 26.92 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 27.5 | +2.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 27.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.82, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Poland's 27.5 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 | 14.93 | 13.94 | 16.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.68 | 16.63 | 20.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.48 | 21.27 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.92 | 26.35 | 27.5 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Poland?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Poland was 27.5 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.94 in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Poland ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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