Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — France

Overweight in adults in France in 2024 — 38.1%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 1.8 pp.

2024 38.1% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 48of 199
Period maximum 42%2008
Period minimum 38.1%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — France, 1980–2024383940414219801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 39.9%1981: 39.8%1982: 39.8%1983: 39.8%1984: 39.7%1985: 39.7%1986: 39.7%1987: 39.7%1988: 39.6%1989: 39.7%1990: 39.7%1991: 39.7%1992: 39.8%1993: 39.9%1994: 40%1995: 40.1%1996: 40.2%1997: 40.4%1998: 40.5%1999: 40.7%2000: 40.9%2001: 41.1%2002: 41.3%2003: 41.5%2004: 41.7%2005: 41.8%2006: 41.9%2007: 42%2008: 42%2009: 41.9%2010: 41.8%2011: 41.6%2012: 41.4%2013: 41.2%2014: 41%2015: 40.7%2016: 40.5%2017: 40.2%2018: 39.9%2019: 39.6%2020: 39.3%2021: 39%2022: 38.7%2023: 38.4%2024: 38.1%
Change over the period: −1.8 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

France 38.1%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Western Europe computed 46.5%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 38.1 −0.3 pp
2023 38.4 −0.3 pp
2022 38.7 −0.3 pp
2021 39 −0.3 pp
2020 39.3 −0.3 pp
2019 39.6 −0.3 pp
2018 39.9 −0.3 pp
2017 40.2 −0.3 pp
2016 40.5 −0.3 pp
2015 40.7 −0.2 pp
2014 41 −0.2 pp
2013 41.2 −0.2 pp
2012 41.4 −0.2 pp
2011 41.6 −0.2 pp
2010 41.8 −0.1 pp
2009 41.9 −0.1 pp
2008 42 +0 pp
2007 42 +0.1 pp
2006 41.9 +0.1 pp
2005 41.8 +0.1 pp
2004 41.7 +0.2 pp
2003 41.5 +0.2 pp
2002 41.3 +0.2 pp
2001 41.1 +0.2 pp
2000 40.9 +0.2 pp
1999 40.7 +0.2 pp
1998 40.5 +0.2 pp
1997 40.4 +0.2 pp
1996 40.2 +0.1 pp
1995 40.1 +0.1 pp
1994 40 +0.1 pp
1993 39.9 +0.1 pp
1992 39.8 +0.1 pp
1991 39.7 +0 pp
1990 39.7 +0 pp
1989 39.7 +0 pp
1988 39.6 −0 pp
1987 39.7 −0 pp
1986 39.7 −0 pp
1985 39.7 −0 pp
1984 39.7 −0 pp
1983 39.8 −0 pp
1982 39.8 −0 pp
1981 39.8 −0 pp
1980 39.9

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 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.