Adult obesity in Denmark
In Denmark, 14.3% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
Denmark, 2024
14.3%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
20.8%
Position in 2024
145th of 196
Adult obesity in Denmark over time
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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.3% |
| 2023 | 14.1% |
| 2022 | 14.0% |
| 2021 | 13.8% |
| 2020 | 13.6% |
| 2019 | 13.5% |
| 2018 | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 13.2% |
| 2016 | 13.1% |
| 2015 | 13.0% |
| 2014 | 12.9% |
| 2013 | 12.8% |
| 2012 | 12.7% |
| 2011 | 12.6% |
| 2010 | 12.6% |
| 2009 | 12.5% |
| 2008 | 12.4% |
| 2007 | 12.2% |
| 2006 | 12.0% |
| 2005 | 11.8% |
| 2004 | 11.6% |
| 2003 | 11.4% |
| 2002 | 11.1% |
| 2001 | 10.8% |
| 2000 | 10.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 14.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 12.9%, the figure has changed by +1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 145th highest value.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Adults with obesity
15.9%
2019 · Eurostat
Physical inactivity
14.5%
2022 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
82.0 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
4.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
207 per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
466 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat