Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — New Zealand

Overweight in adults in New Zealand in 2024 — 67.7%. Ranked 159 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 31.3 pp.

2024 67.7% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 159of 199
Period maximum 67.7%2024
Period minimum 36.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — New Zealand, 1980–2024304050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 36.4%1981: 37.3%1982: 38.2%1983: 39.2%1984: 40.2%1985: 41.2%1986: 42.2%1987: 43.3%1988: 44.3%1989: 45.4%1990: 46.5%1991: 47.6%1992: 48.7%1993: 49.7%1994: 50.8%1995: 51.9%1996: 52.9%1997: 54%1998: 55%1999: 55.9%2000: 56.9%2001: 57.8%2002: 58.6%2003: 59.4%2004: 60.2%2005: 60.9%2006: 61.5%2007: 62.1%2008: 62.7%2009: 63.2%2010: 63.6%2011: 63.9%2012: 64.3%2013: 64.6%2014: 64.9%2015: 65.2%2016: 65.6%2017: 65.9%2018: 66.2%2019: 66.4%2020: 66.7%2021: 66.9%2022: 67.2%2023: 67.4%2024: 67.7%
Change over the period: +31.3 pp Annual average: 0.71 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

New Zealand 67.7%
World computed 43.7%
East Asia & Pacific computed 38.2%
Australia and New Zealand computed 64.7%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 67.7 +0.2 pp
2023 67.4 +0.2 pp
2022 67.2 +0.2 pp
2021 66.9 +0.2 pp
2020 66.7 +0.3 pp
2019 66.4 +0.3 pp
2018 66.2 +0.3 pp
2017 65.9 +0.3 pp
2016 65.6 +0.3 pp
2015 65.2 +0.3 pp
2014 64.9 +0.3 pp
2013 64.6 +0.3 pp
2012 64.3 +0.3 pp
2011 63.9 +0.4 pp
2010 63.6 +0.4 pp
2009 63.2 +0.5 pp
2008 62.7 +0.5 pp
2007 62.1 +0.6 pp
2006 61.5 +0.6 pp
2005 60.9 +0.7 pp
2004 60.2 +0.8 pp
2003 59.4 +0.8 pp
2002 58.6 +0.9 pp
2001 57.8 +0.9 pp
2000 56.9 +0.9 pp
1999 55.9 +1 pp
1998 55 +1 pp
1997 54 +1 pp
1996 52.9 +1.1 pp
1995 51.9 +1.1 pp
1994 50.8 +1.1 pp
1993 49.7 +1.1 pp
1992 48.7 +1.1 pp
1991 47.6 +1.1 pp
1990 46.5 +1.1 pp
1989 45.4 +1.1 pp
1988 44.3 +1.1 pp
1987 43.3 +1 pp
1986 42.2 +1 pp
1985 41.2 +1 pp
1984 40.2 +1 pp
1983 39.2 +1 pp
1982 38.2 +0.9 pp
1981 37.3 +0.9 pp
1980 36.4

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 64.1 NZ New Zealand 67.7

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.