Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Sweden

Overweight in adults in Sweden in 2024 — 53.3%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 19.1 pp.

2024 53.3% +0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 83of 199
Period maximum 53.3%2024
Period minimum 34.2%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Sweden, 1980–202430354045505519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 34.2%1981: 34.6%1982: 35.1%1983: 35.5%1984: 35.9%1985: 36.4%1986: 36.9%1987: 37.4%1988: 37.9%1989: 38.5%1990: 39%1991: 39.5%1992: 40.1%1993: 40.7%1994: 41.3%1995: 41.9%1996: 42.6%1997: 43.2%1998: 43.9%1999: 44.5%2000: 45.1%2001: 45.7%2002: 46.3%2003: 46.9%2004: 47.4%2005: 47.9%2006: 48.3%2007: 48.7%2008: 49.1%2009: 49.4%2010: 49.6%2011: 49.9%2012: 50.1%2013: 50.3%2014: 50.5%2015: 50.8%2016: 51%2017: 51.3%2018: 51.5%2019: 51.8%2020: 52.1%2021: 52.4%2022: 52.7%2023: 53%2024: 53.3%
Change over the period: +19.1 pp Annual average: 0.43 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Sweden 53.3%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Northern Europe computed 59.7%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 53.3 +0.3 pp
2023 53 +0.3 pp
2022 52.7 +0.3 pp
2021 52.4 +0.3 pp
2020 52.1 +0.3 pp
2019 51.8 +0.3 pp
2018 51.5 +0.3 pp
2017 51.3 +0.3 pp
2016 51 +0.3 pp
2015 50.8 +0.2 pp
2014 50.5 +0.2 pp
2013 50.3 +0.2 pp
2012 50.1 +0.2 pp
2011 49.9 +0.2 pp
2010 49.6 +0.3 pp
2009 49.4 +0.3 pp
2008 49.1 +0.4 pp
2007 48.7 +0.4 pp
2006 48.3 +0.4 pp
2005 47.9 +0.5 pp
2004 47.4 +0.5 pp
2003 46.9 +0.5 pp
2002 46.3 +0.6 pp
2001 45.7 +0.6 pp
2000 45.1 +0.6 pp
1999 44.5 +0.6 pp
1998 43.9 +0.7 pp
1997 43.2 +0.7 pp
1996 42.6 +0.6 pp
1995 41.9 +0.6 pp
1994 41.3 +0.6 pp
1993 40.7 +0.6 pp
1992 40.1 +0.6 pp
1991 39.5 +0.5 pp
1990 39 +0.5 pp
1989 38.5 +0.5 pp
1988 37.9 +0.5 pp
1987 37.4 +0.5 pp
1986 36.9 +0.5 pp
1985 36.4 +0.5 pp
1984 35.9 +0.5 pp
1983 35.5 +0.4 pp
1982 35.1 +0.4 pp
1981 34.6 +0.4 pp
1980 34.2

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.