Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Poland

Overweight in adults in Poland in 2024 — 56.2%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 12 pp.

2024 56.2% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 98of 199
Period maximum 56.7%2017
Period minimum 44.2%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Poland, 1980–2024404550556019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 44.2%1981: 44.4%1982: 44.6%1983: 44.9%1984: 45.1%1985: 45.3%1986: 45.6%1987: 45.8%1988: 46%1989: 46.2%1990: 46.4%1991: 46.6%1992: 46.8%1993: 47%1994: 47.3%1995: 47.6%1996: 47.9%1997: 48.3%1998: 48.7%1999: 49.2%2000: 49.7%2001: 50.3%2002: 50.9%2003: 51.5%2004: 52.1%2005: 52.8%2006: 53.4%2007: 53.9%2008: 54.4%2009: 54.9%2010: 55.3%2011: 55.7%2012: 56%2013: 56.3%2014: 56.5%2015: 56.6%2016: 56.7%2017: 56.7%2018: 56.7%2019: 56.6%2020: 56.6%2021: 56.5%2022: 56.4%2023: 56.3%2024: 56.2%
Change over the period: +12 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Poland 56.2%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Eastern Europe computed 57.1%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 56.2 −0.1 pp
2023 56.3 −0.1 pp
2022 56.4 −0.1 pp
2021 56.5 −0.1 pp
2020 56.6 −0.1 pp
2019 56.6 −0.1 pp
2018 56.7 −0 pp
2017 56.7 +0 pp
2016 56.7 +0.1 pp
2015 56.6 +0.1 pp
2014 56.5 +0.2 pp
2013 56.3 +0.2 pp
2012 56 +0.3 pp
2011 55.7 +0.4 pp
2010 55.3 +0.4 pp
2009 54.9 +0.4 pp
2008 54.4 +0.5 pp
2007 53.9 +0.6 pp
2006 53.4 +0.6 pp
2005 52.8 +0.6 pp
2004 52.1 +0.6 pp
2003 51.5 +0.6 pp
2002 50.9 +0.6 pp
2001 50.3 +0.6 pp
2000 49.7 +0.5 pp
1999 49.2 +0.5 pp
1998 48.7 +0.4 pp
1997 48.3 +0.4 pp
1996 47.9 +0.3 pp
1995 47.6 +0.3 pp
1994 47.3 +0.3 pp
1993 47 +0.2 pp
1992 46.8 +0.2 pp
1991 46.6 +0.2 pp
1990 46.4 +0.2 pp
1989 46.2 +0.2 pp
1988 46 +0.2 pp
1987 45.8 +0.2 pp
1986 45.6 +0.2 pp
1985 45.3 +0.2 pp
1984 45.1 +0.2 pp
1983 44.9 +0.2 pp
1982 44.6 +0.2 pp
1981 44.4 +0.2 pp
1980 44.2

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.