Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Cyprus

Overweight in adults in Cyprus in 2024 — 53.8%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 8.7 pp.

2024 53.8% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 87of 199
Period maximum 55.1%2011
Period minimum 45.1%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Cyprus, 1980–20244550556019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 45.1%1981: 45.3%1982: 45.6%1983: 45.8%1984: 46.1%1985: 46.3%1986: 46.6%1987: 46.9%1988: 47.2%1989: 47.5%1990: 47.8%1991: 48.1%1992: 48.5%1993: 48.8%1994: 49.2%1995: 49.6%1996: 50%1997: 50.5%1998: 51%1999: 51.4%2000: 51.9%2001: 52.4%2002: 52.8%2003: 53.3%2004: 53.7%2005: 54%2006: 54.4%2007: 54.6%2008: 54.9%2009: 55%2010: 55.1%2011: 55.1%2012: 55.1%2013: 55.1%2014: 55%2015: 54.9%2016: 54.9%2017: 54.8%2018: 54.6%2019: 54.5%2020: 54.4%2021: 54.2%2022: 54.1%2023: 53.9%2024: 53.8%
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: Cyprus

Cyprus 53.8%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Western Asia computed 63.6%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 53.8 −0.1 pp
2023 53.9 −0.1 pp
2022 54.1 −0.1 pp
2021 54.2 −0.1 pp
2020 54.4 −0.1 pp
2019 54.5 −0.1 pp
2018 54.6 −0.1 pp
2017 54.8 −0.1 pp
2016 54.9 −0.1 pp
2015 54.9 −0.1 pp
2014 55 −0.1 pp
2013 55.1 −0 pp
2012 55.1 −0 pp
2011 55.1 +0 pp
2010 55.1 +0.1 pp
2009 55 +0.2 pp
2008 54.9 +0.2 pp
2007 54.6 +0.3 pp
2006 54.4 +0.3 pp
2005 54 +0.4 pp
2004 53.7 +0.4 pp
2003 53.3 +0.4 pp
2002 52.8 +0.5 pp
2001 52.4 +0.5 pp
2000 51.9 +0.5 pp
1999 51.4 +0.5 pp
1998 51 +0.5 pp
1997 50.5 +0.4 pp
1996 50 +0.4 pp
1995 49.6 +0.4 pp
1994 49.2 +0.4 pp
1993 48.8 +0.4 pp
1992 48.5 +0.3 pp
1991 48.1 +0.3 pp
1990 47.8 +0.3 pp
1989 47.5 +0.3 pp
1988 47.2 +0.3 pp
1987 46.9 +0.3 pp
1986 46.6 +0.3 pp
1985 46.3 +0.3 pp
1984 46.1 +0.3 pp
1983 45.8 +0.3 pp
1982 45.6 +0.3 pp
1981 45.3 +0.3 pp
1980 45.1

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.