Prevalence of overweight in Portugal
Portugal: Prevalence of overweight was 54.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Portugal, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 54.7% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Portugal peaked at 54.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1990.
That places Portugal 107th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.0% | — |
| 1991 | 48.4% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 49.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 51.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +0.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 54.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.7%, 90% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 54.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.1%, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 48.0% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 52.2% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 54.6% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 54.6% | 54.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 Portugal?
- Prevalence of overweight in Portugal was 54.7% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Portugal ranks 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.