Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Colombia

Overweight in adults in Colombia in 2024 — 61.1%. Ranked 125 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 35.1 pp.

2024 61.1% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 125of 199
Period maximum 61.1%2024
Period minimum 26%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Colombia, 1980–202420304050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 26%1981: 26.7%1982: 27.5%1983: 28.3%1984: 29.1%1985: 29.9%1986: 30.8%1987: 31.7%1988: 32.5%1989: 33.5%1990: 34.4%1991: 35.3%1992: 36.2%1993: 37.2%1994: 38.1%1995: 39%1996: 39.9%1997: 40.8%1998: 41.7%1999: 42.6%2000: 43.5%2001: 44.4%2002: 45.2%2003: 46%2004: 46.9%2005: 47.7%2006: 48.5%2007: 49.3%2008: 50.2%2009: 51%2010: 51.9%2011: 52.7%2012: 53.5%2013: 54.3%2014: 55.1%2015: 55.8%2016: 56.4%2017: 57.1%2018: 57.7%2019: 58.3%2020: 58.8%2021: 59.4%2022: 59.9%2023: 60.5%2024: 61.1%
Change over the period: +35.1 pp Annual average: 0.8 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Colombia 61.1%
World computed 43.7%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 66.7%
South America computed 65.7%
Overweight in adults — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 61.1 +0.6 pp
2023 60.5 +0.6 pp
2022 59.9 +0.6 pp
2021 59.4 +0.6 pp
2020 58.8 +0.6 pp
2019 58.3 +0.6 pp
2018 57.7 +0.6 pp
2017 57.1 +0.6 pp
2016 56.4 +0.7 pp
2015 55.8 +0.7 pp
2014 55.1 +0.8 pp
2013 54.3 +0.8 pp
2012 53.5 +0.8 pp
2011 52.7 +0.8 pp
2010 51.9 +0.8 pp
2009 51 +0.8 pp
2008 50.2 +0.8 pp
2007 49.3 +0.8 pp
2006 48.5 +0.8 pp
2005 47.7 +0.8 pp
2004 46.9 +0.8 pp
2003 46 +0.8 pp
2002 45.2 +0.8 pp
2001 44.4 +0.9 pp
2000 43.5 +0.9 pp
1999 42.6 +0.9 pp
1998 41.7 +0.9 pp
1997 40.8 +0.9 pp
1996 39.9 +0.9 pp
1995 39 +0.9 pp
1994 38.1 +0.9 pp
1993 37.2 +0.9 pp
1992 36.2 +0.9 pp
1991 35.3 +0.9 pp
1990 34.4 +0.9 pp
1989 33.5 +0.9 pp
1988 32.5 +0.9 pp
1987 31.7 +0.9 pp
1986 30.8 +0.9 pp
1985 29.9 +0.8 pp
1984 29.1 +0.8 pp
1983 28.3 +0.8 pp
1982 27.5 +0.8 pp
1981 26.7 +0.8 pp
1980 26

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.