Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Southern Europe

Overweight in adults in Southern Europe in 2024 — 50.3%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 4 pp.

2024 50.3% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 53.7%2009
Period minimum 46.3%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Southern Europe, 1980–2024464850525419801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 46.3%1981: 46.4%1982: 46.5%1983: 46.6%1984: 46.7%1985: 46.8%1986: 47%1987: 47.1%1988: 47.3%1989: 47.4%1990: 47.6%1991: 47.8%1992: 48%1993: 48.3%1994: 48.6%1995: 48.9%1996: 49.2%1997: 49.6%1998: 50%1999: 50.4%2000: 50.9%2001: 51.3%2002: 51.7%2003: 52.2%2004: 52.6%2005: 52.9%2006: 53.2%2007: 53.5%2008: 53.6%2009: 53.7%2010: 53.7%2011: 53.6%2012: 53.5%2013: 53.3%2014: 53.1%2015: 52.8%2016: 52.6%2017: 52.3%2018: 52.1%2019: 51.8%2020: 51.5%2021: 51.2%2022: 50.9%2023: 50.6%2024: 50.3%
Change over the period: +4 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Europe 50.3%
World computed 43.7%
Overweight in adults — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 50.3 −0.3 pp
2023 50.6 −0.3 pp
2022 50.9 −0.3 pp
2021 51.2 −0.3 pp
2020 51.5 −0.3 pp
2019 51.8 −0.3 pp
2018 52.1 −0.3 pp
2017 52.3 −0.3 pp
2016 52.6 −0.2 pp
2015 52.8 −0.2 pp
2014 53.1 −0.2 pp
2013 53.3 −0.2 pp
2012 53.5 −0.1 pp
2011 53.6 −0.1 pp
2010 53.7 −0 pp
2009 53.7 +0.1 pp
2008 53.6 +0.2 pp
2007 53.5 +0.2 pp
2006 53.2 +0.3 pp
2005 52.9 +0.4 pp
2004 52.6 +0.4 pp
2003 52.2 +0.4 pp
2002 51.7 +0.4 pp
2001 51.3 +0.4 pp
2000 50.9 +0.4 pp
1999 50.4 +0.4 pp
1998 50 +0.4 pp
1997 49.6 +0.4 pp
1996 49.2 +0.3 pp
1995 48.9 +0.3 pp
1994 48.6 +0.3 pp
1993 48.3 +0.3 pp
1992 48 +0.2 pp
1991 47.8 +0.2 pp
1990 47.6 +0.2 pp
1989 47.4 +0.2 pp
1988 47.3 +0.1 pp
1987 47.1 +0.1 pp
1986 47 +0.1 pp
1985 46.8 +0.1 pp
1984 46.7 +0.1 pp
1983 46.6 +0.1 pp
1982 46.5 +0.1 pp
1981 46.4 +0.1 pp
1980 46.3

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.