Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Australia and New Zealand

Overweight in adults in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 — 64.7%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 29.3 pp.

2024 64.7% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 64.7%2024
Period minimum 35.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Australia and New Zealand, 1980–2024304050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 35.4%1981: 36.4%1982: 37.4%1983: 38.4%1984: 39.5%1985: 40.6%1986: 41.7%1987: 42.8%1988: 43.9%1989: 45%1990: 46.1%1991: 47.2%1992: 48.2%1993: 49.3%1994: 50.3%1995: 51.3%1996: 52.3%1997: 53.2%1998: 54%1999: 54.8%2000: 55.6%2001: 56.3%2002: 57%2003: 57.7%2004: 58.3%2005: 58.9%2006: 59.4%2007: 59.8%2008: 60.3%2009: 60.6%2010: 61%2011: 61.3%2012: 61.5%2013: 61.8%2014: 62.1%2015: 62.4%2016: 62.7%2017: 62.9%2018: 63.2%2019: 63.5%2020: 63.7%2021: 64%2022: 64.2%2023: 64.4%2024: 64.7%
Change over the period: +29.3 pp Annual average: 0.67 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 64.7%
World computed 43.7%
Overweight in adults — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 64.7 +0.2 pp
2023 64.4 +0.2 pp
2022 64.2 +0.2 pp
2021 64 +0.2 pp
2020 63.7 +0.3 pp
2019 63.5 +0.3 pp
2018 63.2 +0.3 pp
2017 62.9 +0.3 pp
2016 62.7 +0.3 pp
2015 62.4 +0.3 pp
2014 62.1 +0.3 pp
2013 61.8 +0.3 pp
2012 61.5 +0.3 pp
2011 61.3 +0.3 pp
2010 61 +0.3 pp
2009 60.6 +0.4 pp
2008 60.3 +0.4 pp
2007 59.8 +0.5 pp
2006 59.4 +0.5 pp
2005 58.9 +0.6 pp
2004 58.3 +0.6 pp
2003 57.7 +0.7 pp
2002 57 +0.7 pp
2001 56.3 +0.7 pp
2000 55.6 +0.8 pp
1999 54.8 +0.8 pp
1998 54 +0.9 pp
1997 53.2 +0.9 pp
1996 52.3 +0.9 pp
1995 51.3 +1 pp
1994 50.3 +1 pp
1993 49.3 +1.1 pp
1992 48.2 +1.1 pp
1991 47.2 +1.1 pp
1990 46.1 +1.1 pp
1989 45 +1.1 pp
1988 43.9 +1.1 pp
1987 42.8 +1.1 pp
1986 41.7 +1.1 pp
1985 40.6 +1.1 pp
1984 39.5 +1.1 pp
1983 38.4 +1.1 pp
1982 37.4 +1 pp
1981 36.4 +1 pp
1980 35.4

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.