Prevalence of overweight in Poland
Poland: Prevalence of overweight was 62.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Poland, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Poland stood at 62.7%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Poland peaked at 62.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1990.
Poland ranks 56th 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.0% | — |
| 1991 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 46.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2% | 46.0% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 49.3% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 55.9% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 61.7% | 62.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Poland?
- Prevalence of overweight in Poland was 62.7% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Poland ranks 56th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.