Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Luxembourg

Obesity in adults in Luxembourg in 2024 — 19%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 8.7 pp.

2024 19% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 74of 199
Period maximum 19%2024
Period minimum 10.3%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Luxembourg, 1980–20241012.51517.52019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 10.3%1981: 10.5%1982: 10.7%1983: 10.9%1984: 11.1%1985: 11.3%1986: 11.5%1987: 11.7%1988: 12%1989: 12.2%1990: 12.5%1991: 12.7%1992: 13%1993: 13.3%1994: 13.6%1995: 14%1996: 14.3%1997: 14.7%1998: 15%1999: 15.4%2000: 15.7%2001: 16.1%2002: 16.4%2003: 16.8%2004: 17.1%2005: 17.3%2006: 17.6%2007: 17.8%2008: 17.9%2009: 18.1%2010: 18.1%2011: 18.2%2012: 18.2%2013: 18.2%2014: 18.3%2015: 18.3%2016: 18.3%2017: 18.4%2018: 18.5%2019: 18.5%2020: 18.6%2021: 18.7%2022: 18.8%2023: 18.9%2024: 19%
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: Luxembourg

Luxembourg 19%
World computed 16.1%
Europe & Central Asia computed 21.1%
Western Europe computed 16.3%
High-income countries computed 24.8%
Obesity in adults — Luxembourg, by year Luxembourg All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 19 +0.1 pp
2023 18.9 +0.1 pp
2022 18.8 +0.1 pp
2021 18.7 +0.1 pp
2020 18.6 +0.1 pp
2019 18.5 +0.1 pp
2018 18.5 +0.1 pp
2017 18.4 +0.1 pp
2016 18.3 +0 pp
2015 18.3 +0 pp
2014 18.3 +0 pp
2013 18.2 +0 pp
2012 18.2 +0 pp
2011 18.2 +0 pp
2010 18.1 +0.1 pp
2009 18.1 +0.1 pp
2008 17.9 +0.2 pp
2007 17.8 +0.2 pp
2006 17.6 +0.2 pp
2005 17.3 +0.3 pp
2004 17.1 +0.3 pp
2003 16.8 +0.3 pp
2002 16.4 +0.3 pp
2001 16.1 +0.4 pp
2000 15.7 +0.4 pp
1999 15.4 +0.4 pp
1998 15 +0.4 pp
1997 14.7 +0.3 pp
1996 14.3 +0.3 pp
1995 14 +0.3 pp
1994 13.6 +0.3 pp
1993 13.3 +0.3 pp
1992 13 +0.3 pp
1991 12.7 +0.3 pp
1990 12.5 +0.3 pp
1989 12.2 +0.2 pp
1988 12 +0.2 pp
1987 11.7 +0.2 pp
1986 11.5 +0.2 pp
1985 11.3 +0.2 pp
1984 11.1 +0.2 pp
1983 10.9 +0.2 pp
1982 10.7 +0.2 pp
1981 10.5 +0.2 pp
1980 10.3

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.