Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in France
France: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 34.29 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in France, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
France recorded 34.29 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in France peaked at 41.55 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 34.29, in 2022.
France ranks 155th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.87 | — |
| 1991 | 40.89 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40.92 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 40.96 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 41.02 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 41.08 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 41.16 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 41.24 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 41.32 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 41.4 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 41.47 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.52 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 41.55 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 41.55 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.51 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 41.42 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 41.28 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 41.09 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.83 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 40.51 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 40.13 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 39.7 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 39.24 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 38.75 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 38.26 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 37.76 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 37.26 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 36.76 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 36.26 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 35.76 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 35.26 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 34.77 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 34.29 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.09 | 40.87 | 41.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.27 | 40.51 | 41.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.99 | 35.76 | 40.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.77 | 34.29 | 35.26 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in France?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in France was 34.29 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 41.55 in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.29 in 2022.
- How does France rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- France ranks 155th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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