Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Venezuela

Obesity in adults in Venezuela in 2024 — 23%. Ranked 105 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 15.1 pp.

2024 23% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 105of 199
Period maximum 23.1%2017
Period minimum 7.9%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Venezuela, 1980–2024010203019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 7.9%1981: 8.3%1982: 8.7%1983: 9.1%1984: 9.6%1985: 10.1%1986: 10.6%1987: 11.1%1988: 11.6%1989: 12.1%1990: 12.7%1991: 13.3%1992: 13.9%1993: 14.5%1994: 15.1%1995: 15.7%1996: 16.3%1997: 16.9%1998: 17.5%1999: 18.1%2000: 18.7%2001: 19.2%2002: 19.7%2003: 20.1%2004: 20.5%2005: 20.9%2006: 21.3%2007: 21.6%2008: 21.8%2009: 22.1%2010: 22.3%2011: 22.5%2012: 22.7%2013: 22.8%2014: 23%2015: 23%2016: 23.1%2017: 23.1%2018: 23.1%2019: 23%2020: 23%2021: 23%2022: 23%2023: 23%2024: 23%
Change over the period: +15.1 pp Annual average: 0.34 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Venezuela 23%
World computed 16.1%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 31.4%
South America computed 30.2%
Obesity in adults — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23 +0 pp
2023 23 −0 pp
2022 23 −0 pp
2021 23 −0 pp
2020 23 −0 pp
2019 23 −0 pp
2018 23.1 −0 pp
2017 23.1 +0 pp
2016 23.1 +0 pp
2015 23 +0.1 pp
2014 23 +0.1 pp
2013 22.8 +0.1 pp
2012 22.7 +0.2 pp
2011 22.5 +0.2 pp
2010 22.3 +0.2 pp
2009 22.1 +0.3 pp
2008 21.8 +0.3 pp
2007 21.6 +0.3 pp
2006 21.3 +0.3 pp
2005 20.9 +0.4 pp
2004 20.5 +0.4 pp
2003 20.1 +0.4 pp
2002 19.7 +0.5 pp
2001 19.2 +0.5 pp
2000 18.7 +0.6 pp
1999 18.1 +0.6 pp
1998 17.5 +0.6 pp
1997 16.9 +0.6 pp
1996 16.3 +0.6 pp
1995 15.7 +0.6 pp
1994 15.1 +0.6 pp
1993 14.5 +0.6 pp
1992 13.9 +0.6 pp
1991 13.3 +0.6 pp
1990 12.7 +0.6 pp
1989 12.1 +0.6 pp
1988 11.6 +0.5 pp
1987 11.1 +0.5 pp
1986 10.6 +0.5 pp
1985 10.1 +0.5 pp
1984 9.6 +0.5 pp
1983 9.1 +0.4 pp
1982 8.7 +0.4 pp
1981 8.3 +0.4 pp
1980 7.9

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.