Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Norway

Norway: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 57.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
57.48
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
85th
of 193 countries
All-time high
57.48
in 2022
All-time low
40.08
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Norway, 1990–2022

02040601990200620221990: 40.11991: 40.81992: 41.51993: 42.31994: 43.11995: 43.91996: 44.71997: 45.51998: 46.41999: 47.22000: 482001: 48.82002: 49.52003: 50.32004: 512005: 51.62006: 52.22007: 52.82008: 53.32009: 53.72010: 54.12011: 54.42012: 54.82013: 552014: 55.32015: 55.62016: 55.92017: 56.12018: 56.42019: 56.72020: 56.92021: 57.22022: 57.5

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Norway is 57.48, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Norway peaked at 57.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.08, in 1990.

Norway ranks 85th 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 Norway, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Norway, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 40.08
1991 40.79 +1.8%
1992 41.53 +1.8%
1993 42.28 +1.8%
1994 43.06 +1.8%
1995 43.87 +1.9%
1996 44.69 +1.9%
1997 45.52 +1.9%
1998 46.36 +1.8%
1999 47.18 +1.8%
2000 48 +1.7%
2001 48.79 +1.6%
2002 49.55 +1.6%
2003 50.28 +1.5%
2004 50.97 +1.4%
2005 51.62 +1.3%
2006 52.22 +1.2%
2007 52.79 +1.1%
2008 53.3 +1.0%
2009 53.73 +0.8%
2010 54.1 +0.7%
2011 54.44 +0.6%
2012 54.75 +0.6%
2013 55.04 +0.5%
2014 55.32 +0.5%
2015 55.6 +0.5%
2016 55.88 +0.5%
2017 56.15 +0.5%
2018 56.41 +0.5%
2019 56.67 +0.5%
2020 56.94 +0.5%
2021 57.21 +0.5%
2022 57.48 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.54 40.08 47.18 10
2000s 51.12 48 53.73 10
2010s 55.44 54.1 56.67 10
2020s 57.21 56.94 57.48 3

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 82 Mongolia 58.1 compare
  2. 83 Trinidad and Tobago 57.67 compare
  3. 84 Algeria 57.62 compare
  4. 86 Iceland 57.37 compare
  5. 86 Tunisia 57.37 compare
  6. 88 Estonia 57.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Norway?
Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Norway was 57.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 57.48 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 40.08 in 1990.
How does Norway rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
Norway ranks 85th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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