Prevalence of overweight, female in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Prevalence of overweight, female was 49.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Europe & Central Asia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, female in Europe & Central Asia is 49.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 49.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1990.
That places Europe & Central Asia 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.5% | — |
| 1991 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 46.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.4% | 44.5% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 46.8% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.6% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More health data for Europe & Central Asia
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.9265 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.3995 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0355 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Europe & Central Asia?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Europe & Central Asia was 49.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1990.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.