Adults with obesity in European Union

Name: Adults with obesity in European Union
Creator: Eurostat
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16.0% of people aged 15 and over in the European Union had obesity in 2019.

Adults with obesity % of people aged 15 and over Data: 2014 to 2019 Source: Eurostat

European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by Eurostat, not an average calculated on this site.

European Union, 2019 16.0% % of people aged 15 and over

Change from 2014 +1.1percentage points 2014: 14.9%

Adults with obesity in European Union over time

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% of people aged 15 and over. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Adults with obesity (% of people aged 15 and over), 2014 to 2019
Period	European Union
2019	16.0%
2014	14.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

The previous available figure was 14.9% in 2014, a change of +1.1 percentage points.

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Source and dates

Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: hlth_ehis_bm1e · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A bmi=BMI_GE30 isced11=TOTAL age=TOTAL unit=PC
Observation period: 2014 to 2019 for European Union
Provider update: 3 January 2024
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

European Union by sex

Total 16.0%2019
Women 15.8%2019
Men 16.3%2019

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What this measures

People aged 15 and over with a body mass index of 30 or more, based on self-reported height and weight in the European Health Interview Survey, which runs about every five years.

Population covered: People aged 15 and over in private households

Survey every five to six years; based on self-reported height and weight.

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