Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Sweden
Sweden: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 15.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
15.27
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
136th
of 193 countries
All-time high
15.27
in 2022
All-time low
8.72
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Sweden, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 15.27 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Sweden peaked at 15.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.72, in 1990.
That places Sweden 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.72 | — |
| 1991 | 9 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 9.29 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 9.6 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 9.93 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 10.28 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 10.64 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 11.02 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 11.39 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 11.77 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 12.14 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 12.5 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 12.84 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 13.16 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 13.46 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 13.73 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 13.96 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 14.16 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.33 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 14.45 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.54 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 14.6 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.63 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.67 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.7 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 14.74 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.8 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.86 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.93 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 15.08 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 15.17 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 15.27 | +0.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 15.27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.82, 57% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 15.27 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.51, 68% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.16 | 8.72 | 11.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.47 | 12.14 | 14.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.75 | 14.54 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.17 | 15.08 | 15.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Sweden?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Sweden was 15.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 15.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.72 in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Sweden ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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