Adult obesity in Spain
In Spain, 15.3% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1992.
Spain, 2024
15.3%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
20.8%
Position in 2024
140th of 196
Adult obesity in Spain 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 | Spain |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.3% |
| 2023 | 15.7% |
| 2022 | 16.1% |
| 2021 | 16.5% |
| 2020 | 16.9% |
| 2019 | 17.4% |
| 2018 | 17.8% |
| 2017 | 18.3% |
| 2016 | 18.7% |
| 2015 | 19.1% |
| 2014 | 19.5% |
| 2013 | 19.9% |
| 2012 | 20.2% |
| 2011 | 20.5% |
| 2010 | 20.7% |
| 2009 | 20.8% |
| 2008 | 20.8% |
| 2007 | 20.7% |
| 2006 | 20.6% |
| 2005 | 20.4% |
| 2004 | 20.1% |
| 2003 | 19.7% |
| 2002 | 19.3% |
| 2001 | 18.9% |
| 2000 | 18.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 15.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 19.5%, the figure has changed by −4.2 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 140th highest value.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Adults with obesity
15.4%
2019 · Eurostat
Physical inactivity
25.3%
2022 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
84.0 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
283 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
464e (Estimated) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat