Prevalence of overweight in Norway
Norway: Prevalence of overweight was 57.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Norway, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Norway recorded 57.5% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Norway peaked at 57.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1990.
Norway ranks 88th of 196 countries 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 in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.1% | — |
| 1991 | 40.8% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 42.3% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 43.1% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 44.7% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 45.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 46.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.5% | 40.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 48.0% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 54.1% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 56.9% | 57.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Norway?
- Prevalence of overweight in Norway was 57.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Norway ranks 88th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.