Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in Spain
Spain: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) was 49.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of overweight in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 49.9%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Spain peaked at 56.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2022.
That places Spain 123rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.5% | — |
| 1991 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 53.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 53.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 55.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 55.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | -0.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 49.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.7%, 82% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Spain's 49.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.1%, 87% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 50.5% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 54.4% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 51.3% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 49.9% | 50.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Spain?
- Prevalence of overweight in Spain was 49.9% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Spain ranks 123rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain 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.