Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Romania

Overweight in adults in Romania in 2024 — 63.8%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 26.9 pp.

2024 63.8% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 143of 199
Period maximum 63.8%2024
Period minimum 36.9%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Romania, 1980–2024304050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 36.9%1981: 37.1%1982: 37.4%1983: 37.6%1984: 37.9%1985: 38.2%1986: 38.4%1987: 38.7%1988: 38.9%1989: 39.2%1990: 39.5%1991: 39.7%1992: 40%1993: 40.3%1994: 40.7%1995: 41%1996: 41.5%1997: 42%1998: 42.5%1999: 43.1%2000: 43.8%2001: 44.6%2002: 45.5%2003: 46.3%2004: 47.3%2005: 48.2%2006: 49.2%2007: 50.2%2008: 51.2%2009: 52.2%2010: 53.2%2011: 54.1%2012: 55.1%2013: 56%2014: 56.8%2015: 57.7%2016: 58.5%2017: 59.2%2018: 59.9%2019: 60.6%2020: 61.3%2021: 62%2022: 62.6%2023: 63.2%2024: 63.8%
Change over the period: +26.9 pp Annual average: 0.61 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Romania 63.8%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Eastern Europe computed 57.1%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 63.8 +0.6 pp
2023 63.2 +0.6 pp
2022 62.6 +0.6 pp
2021 62 +0.7 pp
2020 61.3 +0.7 pp
2019 60.6 +0.7 pp
2018 59.9 +0.7 pp
2017 59.2 +0.8 pp
2016 58.5 +0.8 pp
2015 57.7 +0.8 pp
2014 56.8 +0.9 pp
2013 56 +0.9 pp
2012 55.1 +0.9 pp
2011 54.1 +1 pp
2010 53.2 +1 pp
2009 52.2 +1 pp
2008 51.2 +1 pp
2007 50.2 +1 pp
2006 49.2 +1 pp
2005 48.2 +1 pp
2004 47.3 +0.9 pp
2003 46.3 +0.9 pp
2002 45.5 +0.8 pp
2001 44.6 +0.8 pp
2000 43.8 +0.7 pp
1999 43.1 +0.6 pp
1998 42.5 +0.6 pp
1997 42 +0.5 pp
1996 41.5 +0.4 pp
1995 41 +0.4 pp
1994 40.7 +0.3 pp
1993 40.3 +0.3 pp
1992 40 +0.3 pp
1991 39.7 +0.3 pp
1990 39.5 +0.3 pp
1989 39.2 +0.3 pp
1988 38.9 +0.3 pp
1987 38.7 +0.3 pp
1986 38.4 +0.3 pp
1985 38.2 +0.3 pp
1984 37.9 +0.3 pp
1983 37.6 +0.3 pp
1982 37.4 +0.2 pp
1981 37.1 +0.2 pp
1980 36.9

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.