Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Albania
Albania: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 62.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
62.16
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
60th
of 193 countries
All-time high
62.16
in 2022
All-time low
49.84
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Albania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Albania recorded 62.16 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Albania peaked at 62.16 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.84, in 1990.
Albania ranks 60th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.84 | — |
| 1991 | 50.07 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 50.29 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 50.52 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 50.75 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 50.99 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 51.24 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 51.52 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 51.84 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 52.18 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 52.56 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 52.97 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 53.41 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 53.87 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.34 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 54.81 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 55.3 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 55.78 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 56.25 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 56.71 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.16 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 57.6 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 58.02 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 58.44 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 58.85 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.27 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 59.7 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 60.11 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.52 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 60.93 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 61.33 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 61.74 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 62.16 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.92 | 49.84 | 52.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6 | 52.56 | 56.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.06 | 57.16 | 60.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.74 | 61.33 | 62.16 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 57 Saint Lucia 62.58 compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 62.46 compare
- 59 Hungary 62.17 compare
- 61 North Macedonia 61.82 compare
- 62 Azerbaijan 61.68 compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 61.51 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Albania?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Albania was 62.16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 62.16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.84 in 1990.
- How does Albania rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Albania ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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