Adult obesity in Portugal
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2006.
Portugal, 2024
18.1%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
20.8%
Position in 2024
125th of 196
Adult obesity in Portugal 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 | Portugal |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.1% |
| 2023 | 18.2% |
| 2022 | 18.3% |
| 2021 | 18.4% |
| 2020 | 18.5% |
| 2019 | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 18.9% |
| 2015 | 19.0% |
| 2014 | 19.0% |
| 2013 | 19.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9% |
| 2010 | 18.8% |
| 2009 | 18.6% |
| 2008 | 18.4% |
| 2007 | 18.1% |
| 2006 | 17.8% |
| 2005 | 17.4% |
| 2004 | 17.1% |
| 2003 | 16.7% |
| 2002 | 16.3% |
| 2001 | 15.9% |
| 2000 | 15.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 18.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 19.0%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 125th highest value.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Adults with obesity
17.2%
2019 · Eurostat
Physical inactivity
56.1%
2022 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
82.5 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
331 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
431 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat