Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Greece

Overweight in adults in Greece in 2024 — 61.2%. Ranked 127 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 17.8 pp.

2024 61.2% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 127of 199
Period maximum 61.2%2024
Period minimum 43.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Greece, 1980–202440455055606519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 43.4%1981: 43.7%1982: 44%1983: 44.3%1984: 44.7%1985: 45%1986: 45.3%1987: 45.7%1988: 46.1%1989: 46.4%1990: 46.9%1991: 47.3%1992: 47.7%1993: 48.2%1994: 48.7%1995: 49.3%1996: 49.9%1997: 50.5%1998: 51.1%1999: 51.8%2000: 52.4%2001: 53.1%2002: 53.8%2003: 54.5%2004: 55.2%2005: 55.9%2006: 56.5%2007: 57%2008: 57.6%2009: 58%2010: 58.4%2011: 58.7%2012: 59%2013: 59.2%2014: 59.4%2015: 59.7%2016: 59.9%2017: 60.1%2018: 60.3%2019: 60.4%2020: 60.6%2021: 60.7%2022: 60.9%2023: 61%2024: 61.2%
Change over the period: +17.8 pp Annual average: 0.4 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Greece 61.2%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Southern Europe computed 50.3%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 61.2 +0.1 pp
2023 61 +0.1 pp
2022 60.9 +0.1 pp
2021 60.7 +0.1 pp
2020 60.6 +0.2 pp
2019 60.4 +0.2 pp
2018 60.3 +0.2 pp
2017 60.1 +0.2 pp
2016 59.9 +0.2 pp
2015 59.7 +0.2 pp
2014 59.4 +0.2 pp
2013 59.2 +0.2 pp
2012 59 +0.3 pp
2011 58.7 +0.3 pp
2010 58.4 +0.4 pp
2009 58 +0.5 pp
2008 57.6 +0.5 pp
2007 57 +0.6 pp
2006 56.5 +0.6 pp
2005 55.9 +0.7 pp
2004 55.2 +0.7 pp
2003 54.5 +0.7 pp
2002 53.8 +0.7 pp
2001 53.1 +0.7 pp
2000 52.4 +0.7 pp
1999 51.8 +0.7 pp
1998 51.1 +0.6 pp
1997 50.5 +0.6 pp
1996 49.9 +0.6 pp
1995 49.3 +0.5 pp
1994 48.7 +0.5 pp
1993 48.2 +0.5 pp
1992 47.7 +0.5 pp
1991 47.3 +0.4 pp
1990 46.9 +0.4 pp
1989 46.4 +0.4 pp
1988 46.1 +0.4 pp
1987 45.7 +0.4 pp
1986 45.3 +0.3 pp
1985 45 +0.3 pp
1984 44.7 +0.3 pp
1983 44.3 +0.3 pp
1982 44 +0.3 pp
1981 43.7 +0.3 pp
1980 43.4

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.