Prevalence of overweight, female in European Union
European Union: Prevalence of overweight, female was 43.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in European Union, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, female in European Union stood at 43.1%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in European Union peaked at 43.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 1990.
European Union ranks 22nd of 43 groups 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, female in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.9% | — |
| 1991 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 41.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 41.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 40.9% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 42.5% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 43.2% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 43.1% | 43.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 19 Barbados 75.6% compare
- 20 Puerto Rico 75.6% compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 75.4% compare
- 22 Dominica 75.4% compare
- 23 Mexico 75.3% compare
- 24 Jamaica 74.4% compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 73.7% compare
More health data for European Union
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.3683 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.6156 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in European Union?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in European Union was 43.1% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 1990.
- How does European Union rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- European Union ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.