Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Greenland

Overweight in adults in Greenland in 2024 — 60.4%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 24.9 pp.

2024 60.4% +0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 124of 199
Period maximum 60.4%2024
Period minimum 35.6%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Greenland, 1980–2024304050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 35.6%1981: 36%1982: 36.4%1983: 36.8%1984: 37.3%1985: 37.8%1986: 38.3%1987: 38.8%1988: 39.3%1989: 39.8%1990: 40.3%1991: 40.9%1992: 41.5%1993: 42%1994: 42.7%1995: 43.3%1996: 43.9%1997: 44.6%1998: 45.3%1999: 46%2000: 46.7%2001: 47.4%2002: 48.1%2003: 48.8%2004: 49.5%2005: 50.2%2006: 50.8%2007: 51.4%2008: 52%2009: 52.6%2010: 53.1%2011: 53.6%2012: 54.1%2013: 54.6%2014: 55.1%2015: 55.6%2016: 56.1%2017: 56.6%2018: 57.2%2019: 57.7%2020: 58.2%2021: 58.8%2022: 59.3%2023: 59.9%2024: 60.4%
Change over the period: +24.9 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Greenland 60.4%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Northern Europe computed 59.7%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 60.4 +0.5 pp
2023 59.9 +0.5 pp
2022 59.3 +0.5 pp
2021 58.8 +0.5 pp
2020 58.2 +0.5 pp
2019 57.7 +0.5 pp
2018 57.2 +0.5 pp
2017 56.6 +0.5 pp
2016 56.1 +0.5 pp
2015 55.6 +0.5 pp
2014 55.1 +0.5 pp
2013 54.6 +0.5 pp
2012 54.1 +0.5 pp
2011 53.6 +0.5 pp
2010 53.1 +0.5 pp
2009 52.6 +0.6 pp
2008 52 +0.6 pp
2007 51.4 +0.6 pp
2006 50.8 +0.7 pp
2005 50.2 +0.7 pp
2004 49.5 +0.7 pp
2003 48.8 +0.7 pp
2002 48.1 +0.7 pp
2001 47.4 +0.7 pp
2000 46.7 +0.7 pp
1999 46 +0.7 pp
1998 45.3 +0.7 pp
1997 44.6 +0.7 pp
1996 43.9 +0.6 pp
1995 43.3 +0.6 pp
1994 42.7 +0.6 pp
1993 42 +0.6 pp
1992 41.5 +0.6 pp
1991 40.9 +0.6 pp
1990 40.3 +0.5 pp
1989 39.8 +0.5 pp
1988 39.3 +0.5 pp
1987 38.8 +0.5 pp
1986 38.3 +0.5 pp
1985 37.8 +0.5 pp
1984 37.3 +0.5 pp
1983 36.8 +0.4 pp
1982 36.4 +0.4 pp
1981 36 +0.4 pp
1980 35.6

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.