Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in India
India: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 29.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in India, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in India stood at 29.48. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in India peaked at 29.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.2, in 1990.
That places India 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.2 | — |
| 1991 | 6.6 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 7 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 7.43 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 7.87 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 8.33 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 8.81 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 9.32 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 9.87 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 10.44 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 11.04 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 11.67 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 12.31 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 12.99 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 13.68 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 14.38 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 15.11 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 15.86 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 16.63 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 17.42 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 18.23 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 19.04 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 19.88 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 20.74 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 21.64 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 22.57 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 23.53 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 25.49 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 26.47 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 27.46 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 28.47 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 29.48 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.19 | 6.2 | 10.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.11 | 11.04 | 17.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.21 | 18.23 | 26.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.47 | 27.46 | 29.48 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in India?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in India was 29.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 29.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 in 1990.
- How does India rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- India ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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