Prevalence of overweight in Euro area
Euro area: Prevalence of overweight was 48.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Euro area, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 48.9% for prevalence of overweight in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Euro area peaked at 50.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1990.
That places Euro area 20th 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 in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.8% | — |
| 1991 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2% | 45.8% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 49.1% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 49.4% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 48.9% | 49.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 17 Marshall Islands 73.2% compare
- 18 Belize 72.8% compare
- 19 United States of America 72.4% compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 71.8% compare
- 21 Micronesia, Federated States of 71.7% compare
- 22 Panama 71.6% compare
- 23 Palau 71.3% compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 71.3% compare
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.1709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0309 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 -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 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 -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.1302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Euro area?
- Prevalence of overweight in Euro area was 48.9% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1990.
- How does Euro area rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Euro area ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 (% 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.