Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Spain

Overweight in adults in Spain in 2024 — 50.1%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2.6 pp.

2024 50.1% −0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 74of 199
Period maximum 57.5%2008
Period minimum 47.5%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Spain, 1980–202447.55052.55557.519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 47.5%1981: 47.8%1982: 48%1983: 48.3%1984: 48.6%1985: 48.9%1986: 49.1%1987: 49.4%1988: 49.7%1989: 50%1990: 50.4%1991: 50.7%1992: 51%1993: 51.4%1994: 51.8%1995: 52.3%1996: 52.8%1997: 53.3%1998: 53.8%1999: 54.3%2000: 54.8%2001: 55.3%2002: 55.8%2003: 56.3%2004: 56.7%2005: 57%2006: 57.3%2007: 57.4%2008: 57.5%2009: 57.4%2010: 57.2%2011: 56.9%2012: 56.5%2013: 56%2014: 55.6%2015: 55.1%2016: 54.5%2017: 54%2018: 53.4%2019: 52.9%2020: 52.3%2021: 51.8%2022: 51.2%2023: 50.7%2024: 50.1%
Change over the period: +2.6 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Spain 50.1%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Southern Europe computed 50.3%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 50.1 −0.5 pp
2023 50.7 −0.5 pp
2022 51.2 −0.5 pp
2021 51.8 −0.6 pp
2020 52.3 −0.6 pp
2019 52.9 −0.6 pp
2018 53.4 −0.6 pp
2017 54 −0.5 pp
2016 54.5 −0.5 pp
2015 55.1 −0.5 pp
2014 55.6 −0.5 pp
2013 56 −0.4 pp
2012 56.5 −0.4 pp
2011 56.9 −0.3 pp
2010 57.2 −0.2 pp
2009 57.4 −0.1 pp
2008 57.5 +0 pp
2007 57.4 +0.2 pp
2006 57.3 +0.2 pp
2005 57 +0.3 pp
2004 56.7 +0.4 pp
2003 56.3 +0.5 pp
2002 55.8 +0.5 pp
2001 55.3 +0.5 pp
2000 54.8 +0.5 pp
1999 54.3 +0.5 pp
1998 53.8 +0.5 pp
1997 53.3 +0.5 pp
1996 52.8 +0.5 pp
1995 52.3 +0.4 pp
1994 51.8 +0.4 pp
1993 51.4 +0.4 pp
1992 51 +0.4 pp
1991 50.7 +0.3 pp
1990 50.4 +0.3 pp
1989 50 +0.3 pp
1988 49.7 +0.3 pp
1987 49.4 +0.3 pp
1986 49.1 +0.3 pp
1985 48.9 +0.3 pp
1984 48.6 +0.3 pp
1983 48.3 +0.3 pp
1982 48 +0.3 pp
1981 47.8 +0.3 pp
1980 47.5

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.