Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Romania

Romania: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 65.08 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
65.08
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
45th
of 193 countries
All-time high
65.08
in 2022
All-time low
39.34
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

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

02040601990200620221990: 39.31991: 39.61992: 39.91993: 40.21994: 40.51995: 40.91996: 41.31997: 41.71998: 42.21999: 42.92000: 43.52001: 44.32002: 45.12003: 462004: 46.92005: 47.82006: 48.82007: 49.82008: 50.82009: 51.92010: 52.92011: 53.92012: 54.92013: 562014: 572015: 582016: 59.12017: 60.12018: 61.12019: 62.12020: 63.12021: 64.12022: 65.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Romania recorded 65.08 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Romania peaked at 65.08 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.34, in 1990.

Romania ranks 45th 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 Romania, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Romania, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 39.34
1991 39.6 +0.7%
1992 39.88 +0.7%
1993 40.17 +0.7%
1994 40.49 +0.8%
1995 40.85 +0.9%
1996 41.26 +1.0%
1997 41.72 +1.1%
1998 42.25 +1.3%
1999 42.86 +1.4%
2000 43.54 +1.6%
2001 44.29 +1.7%
2002 45.1 +1.8%
2003 45.97 +1.9%
2004 46.89 +2.0%
2005 47.84 +2.0%
2006 48.82 +2.0%
2007 49.82 +2.0%
2008 50.83 +2.0%
2009 51.86 +2.0%
2010 52.88 +2.0%
2011 53.91 +1.9%
2012 54.94 +1.9%
2013 55.96 +1.9%
2014 56.99 +1.8%
2015 58.02 +1.8%
2016 59.06 +1.8%
2017 60.09 +1.7%
2018 61.1 +1.7%
2019 62.11 +1.7%
2020 63.11 +1.6%
2021 64.1 +1.6%
2022 65.08 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.84 39.34 42.86 10
2000s 47.5 43.54 51.86 10
2010s 57.51 52.88 62.11 10
2020s 64.1 63.11 65.08 3

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 42 Fiji 65.79 compare
  2. 43 Georgia 65.75 compare
  3. 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65.14 compare
  4. 46 Lebanon 65.05 compare
  5. 47 Ireland 64.74 compare
  6. 48 Malta 64.66 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Romania?
Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Romania was 65.08 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 65.08 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 39.34 in 1990.
How does Romania rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
Romania ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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
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Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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