Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Ireland
Ireland: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 64.74 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Ireland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 64.74 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Ireland peaked at 64.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.04, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 47th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.04 | — |
| 1991 | 50.89 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 51.73 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 52.57 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 53.38 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 54.19 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 54.98 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 55.75 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 56.5 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 57.23 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 57.92 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 58.58 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 59.18 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 59.74 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.27 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 60.77 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.22 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 61.61 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 61.94 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 62.21 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 62.45 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 62.66 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 62.85 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.03 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.21 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.4 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.61 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.81 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 64 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 64.19 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.37 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.56 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 64.74 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.73 | 50.04 | 57.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.34 | 57.92 | 62.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.32 | 62.45 | 64.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.56 | 64.37 | 64.74 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Ireland?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Ireland was 64.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 64.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.04 in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Ireland ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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