Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) in Euro area
Euro area: Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) was 56.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Euro area, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, male in Euro area is 56.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Euro area peaked at 58.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1990.
Euro area ranks 16th 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, male (% of male adults) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.8% | — |
| 1991 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 53.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 54.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 50.8% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 55.9% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 57.2% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 56.5% | 56.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 0.9099 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0207 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Euro area?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Euro area was 56.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1990.
- How does Euro area rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Euro area ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males 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.