Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Algeria

Obesity in adults in Algeria in 2024 — 23.6%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 16 pp.

2024 23.6% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 108of 199
Period maximum 23.6%2024
Period minimum 7.6%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Algeria, 1980–2024010203019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 7.6%1981: 7.8%1982: 8%1983: 8.2%1984: 8.4%1985: 8.6%1986: 8.8%1987: 9.1%1988: 9.3%1989: 9.6%1990: 9.9%1991: 10.2%1992: 10.5%1993: 10.8%1994: 11.1%1995: 11.4%1996: 11.8%1997: 12.2%1998: 12.6%1999: 13%2000: 13.4%2001: 13.8%2002: 14.3%2003: 14.7%2004: 15.1%2005: 15.6%2006: 16%2007: 16.5%2008: 16.9%2009: 17.4%2010: 17.8%2011: 18.3%2012: 18.8%2013: 19.2%2014: 19.7%2015: 20.2%2016: 20.6%2017: 21.1%2018: 21.4%2019: 21.8%2020: 22.2%2021: 22.5%2022: 22.9%2023: 23.2%2024: 23.6%
Change over the period: +16 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria

Algeria 23.6%
World computed 16.1%
Northern Africa computed 31.3%
Obesity in adults — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.6 +0.4 pp
2023 23.2 +0.4 pp
2022 22.9 +0.3 pp
2021 22.5 +0.3 pp
2020 22.2 +0.4 pp
2019 21.8 +0.4 pp
2018 21.4 +0.4 pp
2017 21.1 +0.4 pp
2016 20.6 +0.5 pp
2015 20.2 +0.5 pp
2014 19.7 +0.5 pp
2013 19.2 +0.5 pp
2012 18.8 +0.5 pp
2011 18.3 +0.5 pp
2010 17.8 +0.5 pp
2009 17.4 +0.5 pp
2008 16.9 +0.5 pp
2007 16.5 +0.4 pp
2006 16 +0.4 pp
2005 15.6 +0.4 pp
2004 15.1 +0.4 pp
2003 14.7 +0.4 pp
2002 14.3 +0.4 pp
2001 13.8 +0.4 pp
2000 13.4 +0.4 pp
1999 13 +0.4 pp
1998 12.6 +0.4 pp
1997 12.2 +0.4 pp
1996 11.8 +0.4 pp
1995 11.4 +0.3 pp
1994 11.1 +0.3 pp
1993 10.8 +0.3 pp
1992 10.5 +0.3 pp
1991 10.2 +0.3 pp
1990 9.9 +0.3 pp
1989 9.6 +0.3 pp
1988 9.3 +0.3 pp
1987 9.1 +0.2 pp
1986 8.8 +0.2 pp
1985 8.6 +0.2 pp
1984 8.4 +0.2 pp
1983 8.2 +0.2 pp
1982 8 +0.2 pp
1981 7.8 +0.2 pp
1980 7.6

Northern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.