Adult obesity in Germany
In Germany, 20.6% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
Germany, 2024
20.6%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
20.8%
Position in 2024
115th of 196
Adult obesity in Germany over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.6% |
| 2023 | 20.6% |
| 2022 | 20.6% |
| 2021 | 20.6% |
| 2020 | 20.6% |
| 2019 | 20.6% |
| 2018 | 20.6% |
| 2017 | 20.6% |
| 2016 | 20.6% |
| 2015 | 20.6% |
| 2014 | 20.6% |
| 2013 | 20.6% |
| 2012 | 20.6% |
| 2011 | 20.6% |
| 2010 | 20.6% |
| 2009 | 20.5% |
| 2008 | 20.4% |
| 2007 | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 20.0% |
| 2005 | 19.7% |
| 2004 | 19.4% |
| 2003 | 19.0% |
| 2002 | 18.7% |
| 2001 | 18.3% |
| 2000 | 17.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 20.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 20.6%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 115th highest value.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Adults with obesity
18.5%
2019 · Eurostat
Physical inactivity
15.0%
2022 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
81.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
759 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
475 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat