Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Sweden
Sweden: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 50.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Sweden, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sweden stood at 50.55. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sweden peaked at 50.55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.9, in 1990.
Sweden ranks 118th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.9 | — |
| 1991 | 39.5 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 40.12 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 40.75 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 41.41 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 42.08 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 42.76 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 43.45 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 44.13 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 44.78 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 45.4 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 45.99 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 46.53 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 47.04 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 47.5 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 47.92 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 48.3 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.63 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 48.9 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 49.13 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 49.31 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.44 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.56 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 49.65 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.75 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.84 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.94 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.04 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.15 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 50.24 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.34 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 50.45 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.55 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.79 | 38.9 | 44.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.53 | 45.4 | 49.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.79 | 49.31 | 50.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.45 | 50.34 | 50.55 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sweden?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sweden was 50.55 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 50.55 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9 in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Sweden ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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