Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Portugal

Overweight in adults in Portugal in 2024 — 51.2%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 6.9 pp.

2024 51.2% −0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 77of 199
Period maximum 55.5%2009
Period minimum 44.3%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Portugal, 1980–2024404550556019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 44.3%1981: 44.7%1982: 45%1983: 45.4%1984: 45.8%1985: 46.2%1986: 46.5%1987: 46.9%1988: 47.3%1989: 47.8%1990: 48.2%1991: 48.6%1992: 49.1%1993: 49.6%1994: 50%1995: 50.5%1996: 51%1997: 51.5%1998: 52%1999: 52.5%2000: 53%2001: 53.5%2002: 53.9%2003: 54.3%2004: 54.7%2005: 55%2006: 55.3%2007: 55.4%2008: 55.5%2009: 55.5%2010: 55.5%2011: 55.3%2012: 55.1%2013: 54.9%2014: 54.6%2015: 54.3%2016: 54%2017: 53.7%2018: 53.4%2019: 53%2020: 52.7%2021: 52.3%2022: 52%2023: 51.6%2024: 51.2%
Change over the period: +6.9 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Portugal 51.2%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Southern Europe computed 50.3%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 51.2 −0.4 pp
2023 51.6 −0.4 pp
2022 52 −0.4 pp
2021 52.3 −0.4 pp
2020 52.7 −0.4 pp
2019 53 −0.4 pp
2018 53.4 −0.3 pp
2017 53.7 −0.3 pp
2016 54 −0.3 pp
2015 54.3 −0.3 pp
2014 54.6 −0.3 pp
2013 54.9 −0.2 pp
2012 55.1 −0.2 pp
2011 55.3 −0.1 pp
2010 55.5 −0.1 pp
2009 55.5 +0 pp
2008 55.5 +0.1 pp
2007 55.4 +0.2 pp
2006 55.3 +0.2 pp
2005 55 +0.3 pp
2004 54.7 +0.4 pp
2003 54.3 +0.4 pp
2002 53.9 +0.4 pp
2001 53.5 +0.5 pp
2000 53 +0.5 pp
1999 52.5 +0.5 pp
1998 52 +0.5 pp
1997 51.5 +0.5 pp
1996 51 +0.5 pp
1995 50.5 +0.5 pp
1994 50 +0.5 pp
1993 49.6 +0.5 pp
1992 49.1 +0.4 pp
1991 48.6 +0.4 pp
1990 48.2 +0.4 pp
1989 47.8 +0.4 pp
1988 47.3 +0.4 pp
1987 46.9 +0.4 pp
1986 46.5 +0.4 pp
1985 46.2 +0.4 pp
1984 45.8 +0.4 pp
1983 45.4 +0.4 pp
1982 45 +0.4 pp
1981 44.7 +0.3 pp
1980 44.3

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.