Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Singapore

Overweight in adults in Singapore in 2024 — 47.7%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 21.3 pp.

2024 47.7% +1.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 68of 199
Period maximum 47.7%2024
Period minimum 26.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Singapore, 1980–20242030405019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 26.4%1981: 26.5%1982: 26.5%1983: 26.6%1984: 26.7%1985: 26.8%1986: 26.9%1987: 27%1988: 27.1%1989: 27.2%1990: 27.4%1991: 27.5%1992: 27.7%1993: 27.9%1994: 28%1995: 28.2%1996: 28.4%1997: 28.7%1998: 28.9%1999: 29.1%2000: 29.4%2001: 29.7%2002: 30%2003: 30.3%2004: 30.7%2005: 31.1%2006: 31.6%2007: 32.2%2008: 32.8%2009: 33.4%2010: 34.1%2011: 34.7%2012: 35.5%2013: 36.3%2014: 37.2%2015: 38.2%2016: 39.1%2017: 40.1%2018: 41.1%2019: 42.2%2020: 43.3%2021: 44.4%2022: 45.5%2023: 46.6%2024: 47.7%
Change over the period: +21.3 pp Annual average: 0.48 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Singapore 47.7%
World computed 43.7%
East Asia & Pacific computed 38.2%
South-Eastern Asia computed 37%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 47.7 +1.1 pp
2023 46.6 +1.1 pp
2022 45.5 +1.1 pp
2021 44.4 +1.1 pp
2020 43.3 +1.1 pp
2019 42.2 +1.1 pp
2018 41.1 +1 pp
2017 40.1 +1 pp
2016 39.1 +1 pp
2015 38.2 +0.9 pp
2014 37.2 +0.9 pp
2013 36.3 +0.8 pp
2012 35.5 +0.8 pp
2011 34.7 +0.7 pp
2010 34.1 +0.6 pp
2009 33.4 +0.6 pp
2008 32.8 +0.6 pp
2007 32.2 +0.6 pp
2006 31.6 +0.5 pp
2005 31.1 +0.4 pp
2004 30.7 +0.4 pp
2003 30.3 +0.3 pp
2002 30 +0.3 pp
2001 29.7 +0.3 pp
2000 29.4 +0.3 pp
1999 29.1 +0.2 pp
1998 28.9 +0.2 pp
1997 28.7 +0.2 pp
1996 28.4 +0.2 pp
1995 28.2 +0.2 pp
1994 28 +0.2 pp
1993 27.9 +0.2 pp
1992 27.7 +0.2 pp
1991 27.5 +0.1 pp
1990 27.4 +0.1 pp
1989 27.2 +0.1 pp
1988 27.1 +0.1 pp
1987 27 +0.1 pp
1986 26.9 +0.1 pp
1985 26.8 +0.1 pp
1984 26.7 +0.1 pp
1983 26.6 +0.1 pp
1982 26.5 +0.1 pp
1981 26.5 +0.1 pp
1980 26.4

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.