Prevalence of overweight, male in OECD members
OECD members: Prevalence of overweight, male was 61.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in OECD members, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, male in OECD members stood at 61.8%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in OECD members peaked at 61.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 1990.
That places OECD members 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.3% | — |
| 1991 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 47.7% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 48.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 50.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 46.3% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 53.5% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 58.9% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 61.3% | 61.8% | 3 |
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- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.5873 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in OECD members?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in OECD members was 61.8% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 1990.
- How does OECD members rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.