Adult obesity in Poland
In Poland, 21.8% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
Poland, 2024
21.8%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
20.8%
Position in 2024
106th of 196
Adult obesity in Poland 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 | Poland |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.8% |
| 2023 | 21.8% |
| 2022 | 21.8% |
| 2021 | 21.7% |
| 2020 | 21.7% |
| 2019 | 21.7% |
| 2018 | 21.7% |
| 2017 | 21.7% |
| 2016 | 21.7% |
| 2015 | 21.6% |
| 2014 | 21.4% |
| 2013 | 21.3% |
| 2012 | 21.1% |
| 2011 | 20.9% |
| 2010 | 20.6% |
| 2009 | 20.3% |
| 2008 | 20.0% |
| 2007 | 19.6% |
| 2006 | 19.2% |
| 2005 | 18.9% |
| 2004 | 18.5% |
| 2003 | 18.0% |
| 2002 | 17.6% |
| 2001 | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 16.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 21.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 21.4%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Poland has the 106th highest value.
More for Poland
All statistics for Poland
Adults with obesity
18.5%
2019 · Eurostat
Physical inactivity
40.4%
2022 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
78.5ep (Source flag ep) years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.6 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
627 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
386 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat