Adult obesity in France
In France, 11.2% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1998.
France, 2024
11.2%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
20.8%
Position in 2024
167th of 196
Adult obesity in France 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 | France |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.2% |
| 2023 | 11.3% |
| 2022 | 11.5% |
| 2021 | 11.6% |
| 2020 | 11.8% |
| 2019 | 12.0% |
| 2018 | 12.1% |
| 2017 | 12.3% |
| 2016 | 12.4% |
| 2015 | 12.5% |
| 2014 | 12.6% |
| 2013 | 12.7% |
| 2012 | 12.8% |
| 2011 | 12.9% |
| 2010 | 12.9% |
| 2009 | 12.9% |
| 2008 | 12.8% |
| 2007 | 12.8% |
| 2006 | 12.6% |
| 2005 | 12.5% |
| 2004 | 12.3% |
| 2003 | 12.1% |
| 2002 | 11.9% |
| 2001 | 11.7% |
| 2000 | 11.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 11.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 12.6%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, France has the 167th highest value.
More for France
All statistics for France
Adults with obesity
14.4%
2019 · Eurostat
Physical inactivity
27.1%
2022 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
83.0p (Provisional) years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
4.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
534 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
394 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat