Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Georgia
Georgia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 65.75 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Georgia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Georgia is 65.75, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Georgia peaked at 65.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.92, in 1990.
Georgia ranks 43rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.92 | — |
| 1991 | 40.65 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 41.39 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 42.15 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 42.91 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 43.7 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 44.5 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 45.32 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 46.15 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 47.01 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 47.87 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 48.74 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 49.63 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.52 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 51.43 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 52.33 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 53.24 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 54.14 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 55.03 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 55.91 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 56.78 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 57.63 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 58.46 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 59.26 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 60.05 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 60.83 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 61.59 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 62.32 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 63.03 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 63.72 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.41 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.08 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 65.75 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.37 | 39.92 | 47.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.88 | 47.87 | 55.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.37 | 56.78 | 63.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.08 | 64.41 | 65.75 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More health data for Georgia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0382 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,310 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 26 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0349 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.1946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Georgia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Georgia was 65.75 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.92 in 1990.
- How does Georgia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Georgia ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).