Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Italy
Italy: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 49.15 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
49.15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
121st
of 193 countries
All-time high
49.36
in 2010
All-time low
45.97
in 1991
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Italy, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Italy recorded 49.15 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Italy peaked at 49.36 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45.97, in 1991.
Italy ranks 121st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.99 | — |
| 1991 | 45.97 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 45.99 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 46.05 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 46.15 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 46.29 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 46.47 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 46.68 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 46.92 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 47.18 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 47.45 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 47.73 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 48 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 48.27 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 48.52 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 48.75 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 48.95 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.11 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 49.24 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.33 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.36 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.36 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.34 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.31 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 49.28 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.25 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.23 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.22 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.21 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.18 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.16 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.15 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.15 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.37 | 45.97 | 47.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.54 | 47.45 | 49.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.27 | 49.18 | 49.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.15 | 49.15 | 49.16 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 118 Sweden 50.55 compare
- 119 Montenegro 49.98 compare
- 120 Spain 49.9 compare
- 122 Afghanistan 48.57 compare
- 123 Andorra 48.17 compare
- 124 Mauritania 47.19 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Italy?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Italy was 49.15 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 49.36 in 2010.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.97 in 1991.
- How does Italy rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Italy ranks 121st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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