Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Denmark
Denmark: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 44.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Denmark, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Denmark is 44.91, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Denmark peaked at 44.91 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.79, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 131st 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.79 | — |
| 1991 | 35.44 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 36.08 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 36.72 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 37.36 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 38.01 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 38.66 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 39.31 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 39.94 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 40.56 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 41.15 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 41.7 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 42.22 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 42.71 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 43.15 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 43.54 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 43.88 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 44.15 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 44.37 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.53 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 44.62 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 44.68 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 44.71 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 44.72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.74 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.76 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.78 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.81 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 44.83 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.85 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.87 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.89 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.91 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.69 | 34.79 | 40.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.14 | 41.15 | 44.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.75 | 44.62 | 44.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.89 | 44.87 | 44.91 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Denmark?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Denmark was 44.91 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 44.91 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.79 in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Denmark ranks 131st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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