Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Poland

Obesity in adults in Poland in 2024 — 21.8%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 9.2 pp.

2024 21.8% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 91of 199
Period maximum 21.8%2024
Period minimum 12.6%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Poland, 1980–202412.51517.52022.519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 12.6%1981: 12.7%1982: 12.9%1983: 13%1984: 13.2%1985: 13.3%1986: 13.5%1987: 13.6%1988: 13.8%1989: 13.9%1990: 14.1%1991: 14.3%1992: 14.5%1993: 14.7%1994: 14.9%1995: 15.2%1996: 15.4%1997: 15.7%1998: 16.1%1999: 16.4%2000: 16.8%2001: 17.2%2002: 17.6%2003: 18%2004: 18.5%2005: 18.9%2006: 19.2%2007: 19.6%2008: 20%2009: 20.3%2010: 20.6%2011: 20.9%2012: 21.1%2013: 21.3%2014: 21.4%2015: 21.6%2016: 21.7%2017: 21.7%2018: 21.7%2019: 21.7%2020: 21.7%2021: 21.7%2022: 21.8%2023: 21.8%2024: 21.8%
Change over the period: +9.2 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Poland 21.8%
World computed 16.1%
Europe & Central Asia computed 21.1%
Eastern Europe computed 21%
High-income countries computed 24.8%
Obesity in adults — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 21.8 +0 pp
2023 21.8 +0 pp
2022 21.8 +0 pp
2021 21.7 +0 pp
2020 21.7 +0 pp
2019 21.7 +0 pp
2018 21.7 +0 pp
2017 21.7 +0.1 pp
2016 21.7 +0.1 pp
2015 21.6 +0.1 pp
2014 21.4 +0.2 pp
2013 21.3 +0.2 pp
2012 21.1 +0.2 pp
2011 20.9 +0.3 pp
2010 20.6 +0.3 pp
2009 20.3 +0.3 pp
2008 20 +0.4 pp
2007 19.6 +0.4 pp
2006 19.2 +0.4 pp
2005 18.9 +0.4 pp
2004 18.5 +0.4 pp
2003 18 +0.4 pp
2002 17.6 +0.4 pp
2001 17.2 +0.4 pp
2000 16.8 +0.4 pp
1999 16.4 +0.4 pp
1998 16.1 +0.3 pp
1997 15.7 +0.3 pp
1996 15.4 +0.3 pp
1995 15.2 +0.2 pp
1994 14.9 +0.2 pp
1993 14.7 +0.2 pp
1992 14.5 +0.2 pp
1991 14.3 +0.2 pp
1990 14.1 +0.2 pp
1989 13.9 +0.2 pp
1988 13.8 +0.2 pp
1987 13.6 +0.2 pp
1986 13.5 +0.2 pp
1985 13.3 +0.1 pp
1984 13.2 +0.1 pp
1983 13 +0.1 pp
1982 12.9 +0.1 pp
1981 12.7 +0.1 pp
1980 12.6

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.