Prevalence of overweight in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Prevalence of overweight was 52.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Bulgaria, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 52.0% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Bulgaria peaked at 52.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 115th out of 196 countries 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 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.8% | — |
| 1991 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 44.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 44.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 45.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.6% | 43.8% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 45.9% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 49.4% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 51.6% | 52.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 112 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 53.5% compare
- 113 Kazakhstan 53.1% compare
- 114 Maldives 52.5% compare
- 116 Luxembourg 51.5% compare
- 117 Papua New Guinea 51.4% compare
- 118 Vanuatu 51.3% compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Bulgaria?
- Prevalence of overweight in Bulgaria was 52.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.