Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Thailand

Overweight in adults in Thailand in 2024 — 47.2%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 34.7 pp.

2024 47.2% +1.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 66of 199
Period maximum 47.2%2024
Period minimum 12.6%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Thailand, 1980–2024020406019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 12.6%1981: 13.1%1982: 13.6%1983: 14.1%1984: 14.7%1985: 15.3%1986: 15.9%1987: 16.5%1988: 17.1%1989: 17.7%1990: 18.4%1991: 19.1%1992: 19.7%1993: 20.4%1994: 21.1%1995: 21.8%1996: 22.5%1997: 23.2%1998: 23.8%1999: 24.5%2000: 25.1%2001: 25.8%2002: 26.4%2003: 27.1%2004: 27.7%2005: 28.4%2006: 29.1%2007: 29.9%2008: 30.7%2009: 31.5%2010: 32.4%2011: 33.3%2012: 34.3%2013: 35.2%2014: 36.3%2015: 37.3%2016: 38.4%2017: 39.4%2018: 40.5%2019: 41.6%2020: 42.7%2021: 43.8%2022: 45%2023: 46.1%2024: 47.2%
Change over the period: +34.7 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Thailand 47.2%
World computed 43.7%
East Asia & Pacific computed 38.2%
South-Eastern Asia computed 37%
Overweight in adults — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 47.2 +1.1 pp
2023 46.1 +1.1 pp
2022 45 +1.1 pp
2021 43.8 +1.1 pp
2020 42.7 +1.1 pp
2019 41.6 +1.1 pp
2018 40.5 +1.1 pp
2017 39.4 +1.1 pp
2016 38.4 +1.1 pp
2015 37.3 +1 pp
2014 36.3 +1 pp
2013 35.2 +1 pp
2012 34.3 +0.9 pp
2011 33.3 +0.9 pp
2010 32.4 +0.9 pp
2009 31.5 +0.8 pp
2008 30.7 +0.8 pp
2007 29.9 +0.8 pp
2006 29.1 +0.7 pp
2005 28.4 +0.7 pp
2004 27.7 +0.7 pp
2003 27.1 +0.7 pp
2002 26.4 +0.6 pp
2001 25.8 +0.6 pp
2000 25.1 +0.7 pp
1999 24.5 +0.7 pp
1998 23.8 +0.7 pp
1997 23.2 +0.7 pp
1996 22.5 +0.7 pp
1995 21.8 +0.7 pp
1994 21.1 +0.7 pp
1993 20.4 +0.7 pp
1992 19.7 +0.7 pp
1991 19.1 +0.7 pp
1990 18.4 +0.7 pp
1989 17.7 +0.6 pp
1988 17.1 +0.6 pp
1987 16.5 +0.6 pp
1986 15.9 +0.6 pp
1985 15.3 +0.6 pp
1984 14.7 +0.6 pp
1983 14.1 +0.5 pp
1982 13.6 +0.5 pp
1981 13.1 +0.5 pp
1980 12.6

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.