Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Austria

Obesity in adults in Austria in 2024 — 16.5%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 8.7 pp.

2024 16.5% +0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 60of 199
Period maximum 16.5%2024
Period minimum 7.8%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Austria, 1980–20247.51012.51517.519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 7.8%1981: 8%1982: 8.1%1983: 8.3%1984: 8.4%1985: 8.6%1986: 8.8%1987: 8.9%1988: 9.1%1989: 9.3%1990: 9.5%1991: 9.7%1992: 9.9%1993: 10.1%1994: 10.4%1995: 10.6%1996: 10.9%1997: 11.1%1998: 11.4%1999: 11.7%2000: 11.9%2001: 12.2%2002: 12.5%2003: 12.7%2004: 13%2005: 13.2%2006: 13.4%2007: 13.6%2008: 13.8%2009: 13.9%2010: 14.1%2011: 14.2%2012: 14.3%2013: 14.4%2014: 14.5%2015: 14.6%2016: 14.8%2017: 15%2018: 15.1%2019: 15.3%2020: 15.6%2021: 15.8%2022: 16%2023: 16.3%2024: 16.5%
Change over the period: +8.7 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Austria 16.5%
World computed 16.1%
Europe & Central Asia computed 21.1%
Western Europe computed 16.3%
High-income countries computed 24.8%
Obesity in adults — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 16.5 +0.3 pp
2023 16.3 +0.2 pp
2022 16 +0.2 pp
2021 15.8 +0.2 pp
2020 15.6 +0.2 pp
2019 15.3 +0.2 pp
2018 15.1 +0.2 pp
2017 15 +0.2 pp
2016 14.8 +0.2 pp
2015 14.6 +0.1 pp
2014 14.5 +0.1 pp
2013 14.4 +0.1 pp
2012 14.3 +0.1 pp
2011 14.2 +0.1 pp
2010 14.1 +0.1 pp
2009 13.9 +0.1 pp
2008 13.8 +0.2 pp
2007 13.6 +0.2 pp
2006 13.4 +0.2 pp
2005 13.2 +0.2 pp
2004 13 +0.2 pp
2003 12.7 +0.3 pp
2002 12.5 +0.3 pp
2001 12.2 +0.3 pp
2000 11.9 +0.3 pp
1999 11.7 +0.3 pp
1998 11.4 +0.3 pp
1997 11.1 +0.3 pp
1996 10.9 +0.3 pp
1995 10.6 +0.2 pp
1994 10.4 +0.2 pp
1993 10.1 +0.2 pp
1992 9.9 +0.2 pp
1991 9.7 +0.2 pp
1990 9.5 +0.2 pp
1989 9.3 +0.2 pp
1988 9.1 +0.2 pp
1987 8.9 +0.2 pp
1986 8.8 +0.2 pp
1985 8.6 +0.2 pp
1984 8.4 +0.2 pp
1983 8.3 +0.2 pp
1982 8.1 +0.1 pp
1981 8 +0.1 pp
1980 7.8

Western Europe, 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.