Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Hungary

Obesity in adults in Hungary in 2024 — 31.4%. Ranked 145 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 21.2 pp.

2024 31.4% +0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 145of 199
Period maximum 31.4%2024
Period minimum 10.2%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Hungary, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 10.2%1981: 10.5%1982: 10.7%1983: 11.1%1984: 11.4%1985: 11.7%1986: 12%1987: 12.3%1988: 12.7%1989: 13%1990: 13.4%1991: 13.8%1992: 14.1%1993: 14.5%1994: 15%1995: 15.4%1996: 15.9%1997: 16.4%1998: 16.9%1999: 17.5%2000: 18.1%2001: 18.7%2002: 19.3%2003: 19.9%2004: 20.5%2005: 21.1%2006: 21.8%2007: 22.4%2008: 23%2009: 23.6%2010: 24.2%2011: 24.8%2012: 25.3%2013: 25.9%2014: 26.4%2015: 27%2016: 27.5%2017: 28%2018: 28.5%2019: 29%2020: 29.4%2021: 29.9%2022: 30.4%2023: 30.9%2024: 31.4%
Change over the period: +21.2 pp Annual average: 0.48 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Hungary 31.4%
World computed 16.1%
Europe & Central Asia computed 21.1%
Eastern Europe computed 21%
High-income countries computed 24.8%
Obesity in adults — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 31.4 +0.5 pp
2023 30.9 +0.5 pp
2022 30.4 +0.5 pp
2021 29.9 +0.5 pp
2020 29.4 +0.5 pp
2019 29 +0.5 pp
2018 28.5 +0.5 pp
2017 28 +0.5 pp
2016 27.5 +0.5 pp
2015 27 +0.5 pp
2014 26.4 +0.5 pp
2013 25.9 +0.6 pp
2012 25.3 +0.6 pp
2011 24.8 +0.6 pp
2010 24.2 +0.6 pp
2009 23.6 +0.6 pp
2008 23 +0.6 pp
2007 22.4 +0.6 pp
2006 21.8 +0.6 pp
2005 21.1 +0.6 pp
2004 20.5 +0.6 pp
2003 19.9 +0.6 pp
2002 19.3 +0.6 pp
2001 18.7 +0.6 pp
2000 18.1 +0.6 pp
1999 17.5 +0.6 pp
1998 16.9 +0.5 pp
1997 16.4 +0.5 pp
1996 15.9 +0.5 pp
1995 15.4 +0.4 pp
1994 15 +0.4 pp
1993 14.5 +0.4 pp
1992 14.1 +0.4 pp
1991 13.8 +0.4 pp
1990 13.4 +0.4 pp
1989 13 +0.3 pp
1988 12.7 +0.3 pp
1987 12.3 +0.3 pp
1986 12 +0.3 pp
1985 11.7 +0.3 pp
1984 11.4 +0.3 pp
1983 11.1 +0.3 pp
1982 10.7 +0.3 pp
1981 10.5 +0.3 pp
1980 10.2

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.