Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — OECD

Overweight in adults in the OECD in 2024 — 57.6%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 20.4 pp.

2024 57.6% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 57.6%2024
Period minimum 37.2%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — OECD, 1980–20243040506019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 37.2%1981: 37.7%1982: 38.3%1983: 38.9%1984: 39.4%1985: 40%1986: 40.6%1987: 41.3%1988: 41.9%1989: 42.5%1990: 43.2%1991: 43.9%1992: 44.6%1993: 45.2%1994: 45.9%1995: 46.6%1996: 47.3%1997: 47.9%1998: 48.6%1999: 49.3%2000: 49.9%2001: 50.5%2002: 51.1%2003: 51.7%2004: 52.2%2005: 52.8%2006: 53.2%2007: 53.7%2008: 54.1%2009: 54.5%2010: 54.8%2011: 55.1%2012: 55.3%2013: 55.6%2014: 55.8%2015: 56.1%2016: 56.3%2017: 56.5%2018: 56.7%2019: 56.8%2020: 57%2021: 57.1%2022: 57.3%2023: 57.4%2024: 57.6%
Change over the period: +20.4 pp Annual average: 0.46 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

OECD 57.6%
World computed 43.7%
Overweight in adults — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 57.6 +0.2 pp
2023 57.4 +0.2 pp
2022 57.3 +0.1 pp
2021 57.1 +0.1 pp
2020 57 +0.2 pp
2019 56.8 +0.2 pp
2018 56.7 +0.2 pp
2017 56.5 +0.2 pp
2016 56.3 +0.2 pp
2015 56.1 +0.2 pp
2014 55.8 +0.2 pp
2013 55.6 +0.3 pp
2012 55.3 +0.3 pp
2011 55.1 +0.3 pp
2010 54.8 +0.3 pp
2009 54.5 +0.4 pp
2008 54.1 +0.4 pp
2007 53.7 +0.4 pp
2006 53.2 +0.5 pp
2005 52.8 +0.5 pp
2004 52.2 +0.5 pp
2003 51.7 +0.6 pp
2002 51.1 +0.6 pp
2001 50.5 +0.6 pp
2000 49.9 +0.6 pp
1999 49.3 +0.7 pp
1998 48.6 +0.7 pp
1997 47.9 +0.7 pp
1996 47.3 +0.7 pp
1995 46.6 +0.7 pp
1994 45.9 +0.7 pp
1993 45.2 +0.7 pp
1992 44.6 +0.7 pp
1991 43.9 +0.7 pp
1990 43.2 +0.7 pp
1989 42.5 +0.6 pp
1988 41.9 +0.6 pp
1987 41.3 +0.6 pp
1986 40.6 +0.6 pp
1985 40 +0.6 pp
1984 39.4 +0.6 pp
1983 38.9 +0.6 pp
1982 38.3 +0.5 pp
1981 37.7 +0.5 pp
1980 37.2

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.