Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)

ECE_Euro area (EMU): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 48.73 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
48.73
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
68th
of 156 groups
All-time high
50.8
in 2008
All-time low
48.73
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), 2000–2022

02040602000201120222000: 49.22001: 49.52002: 49.82003: 50.12004: 50.32005: 50.52006: 50.72007: 50.82008: 50.82009: 50.82010: 50.72011: 50.62012: 50.42013: 50.32014: 50.12015: 49.92016: 49.82017: 49.62018: 49.42019: 49.22020: 49.12021: 48.92022: 48.7

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) is 48.73, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) peaked at 50.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.73, in 2022.

ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 68th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in ECE_Euro area (EMU), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 49.21
2001 49.51 +0.6%
2002 49.79 +0.6%
2003 50.09 +0.6%
2004 50.3 +0.4%
2005 50.52 +0.4%
2006 50.68 +0.3%
2007 50.78 +0.2%
2008 50.8 +0.0%
2009 50.8 -0.0%
2010 50.73 -0.1%
2011 50.61 -0.2%
2012 50.44 -0.3%
2013 50.26 -0.4%
2014 50.1 -0.3%
2015 49.95 -0.3%
2016 49.76 -0.4%
2017 49.59 -0.4%
2018 49.41 -0.3%
2019 49.24 -0.4%
2020 49.07 -0.4%
2021 48.89 -0.4%
2022 48.73 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.25 49.21 50.8 10
2010s 50.01 49.24 50.73 10
2020s 48.9 48.73 49.07 3

Countries ranked near ECE_Euro area (EMU)

  1. 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 61.42 compare
  2. 66 Republic of Moldova 61.19 compare
  3. 67 Jamaica 61.09 compare
  4. 68 Seychelles 60.77 compare
  5. 69 Slovakia 60.56 compare
  6. 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 60.38 compare
  7. 71 Grenada 59.93 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) was 48.73 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
The highest recorded value was 50.8 in 2008.
What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
The lowest recorded value was 48.73 in 2022.
How does ECE_Euro area (EMU) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 68th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ECE_Euro area (EMU) 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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