Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Ireland

Overweight in adults in Ireland in 2024 — 64.7%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 22.3 pp.

2024 64.7% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 148of 199
Period maximum 64.7%2024
Period minimum 42.3%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Ireland, 1980–20244050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 42.3%1981: 43.1%1982: 43.8%1983: 44.6%1984: 45.4%1985: 46.2%1986: 47%1987: 47.8%1988: 48.6%1989: 49.4%1990: 50.2%1991: 51%1992: 51.9%1993: 52.7%1994: 53.5%1995: 54.3%1996: 55%1997: 55.8%1998: 56.5%1999: 57.3%2000: 57.9%2001: 58.6%2002: 59.2%2003: 59.8%2004: 60.3%2005: 60.8%2006: 61.3%2007: 61.7%2008: 62%2009: 62.3%2010: 62.6%2011: 62.8%2012: 63%2013: 63.1%2014: 63.3%2015: 63.5%2016: 63.7%2017: 63.8%2018: 64%2019: 64.1%2020: 64.2%2021: 64.3%2022: 64.5%2023: 64.6%2024: 64.7%
Change over the period: +22.3 pp Annual average: 0.51 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Ireland 64.7%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Northern Europe computed 59.7%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 64.7 +0.1 pp
2023 64.6 +0.1 pp
2022 64.5 +0.1 pp
2021 64.3 +0.1 pp
2020 64.2 +0.1 pp
2019 64.1 +0.1 pp
2018 64 +0.1 pp
2017 63.8 +0.2 pp
2016 63.7 +0.2 pp
2015 63.5 +0.2 pp
2014 63.3 +0.2 pp
2013 63.1 +0.2 pp
2012 63 +0.2 pp
2011 62.8 +0.2 pp
2010 62.6 +0.2 pp
2009 62.3 +0.3 pp
2008 62 +0.3 pp
2007 61.7 +0.4 pp
2006 61.3 +0.5 pp
2005 60.8 +0.5 pp
2004 60.3 +0.5 pp
2003 59.8 +0.6 pp
2002 59.2 +0.6 pp
2001 58.6 +0.7 pp
2000 57.9 +0.7 pp
1999 57.3 +0.7 pp
1998 56.5 +0.7 pp
1997 55.8 +0.8 pp
1996 55 +0.8 pp
1995 54.3 +0.8 pp
1994 53.5 +0.8 pp
1993 52.7 +0.8 pp
1992 51.9 +0.8 pp
1991 51 +0.8 pp
1990 50.2 +0.8 pp
1989 49.4 +0.8 pp
1988 48.6 +0.8 pp
1987 47.8 +0.8 pp
1986 47 +0.8 pp
1985 46.2 +0.8 pp
1984 45.4 +0.8 pp
1983 44.6 +0.8 pp
1982 43.8 +0.8 pp
1981 43.1 +0.7 pp
1980 42.3

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.