Adults with obesity in Sweden

Name: Adults with obesity in Sweden
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14.7% of people aged 15 and over in Sweden had obesity in 2019.

Adults with obesity % of people aged 15 and over Data: 2014 to 2019 Source: Eurostat

Sweden, 2019 14.7% % of people aged 15 and over

Change from 2014 +1.3percentage points 2014: 13.4%

European Union, 2019 16.0% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2019 17.0% Middle value of 26 countries

Position in 2019 23rd of 30 See the full ranking

Adults with obesity in Sweden over time

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% of people aged 15 and over. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Adults with obesity (% of people aged 15 and over), 2014 to 2019
Period	Sweden	European Union
2019	14.7%	16.0%
2014	13.4%	14.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

The previous available figure was 13.4% in 2014, a change of +1.3 percentage points.
Among the 30 countries with data for 2019, Sweden has the 23rd highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 16.0%.

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Source and dates

Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: hlth_ehis_bm1e · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A bmi=BMI_GE30 isced11=TOTAL age=TOTAL unit=PC
Observation period: 2014 to 2019 for Sweden
Provider update: 3 January 2024
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Sweden compares in 2019 Neighbouring positions among 30 countries with a value for 2019.

20 Belgium 15.9%
21 Denmark 15.9%
22 Spain 15.4%
23 Sweden 14.7%
24 Cyprus 14.6%
25 France 14.4%
26 Netherlands 14.1%

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Sweden by sex

Total 14.7%2019
Women 14.8%2019
Men 14.5%2019

Each group's most recent published value. Open a group to see its trend.

What this measures

People aged 15 and over with a body mass index of 30 or more, based on self-reported height and weight in the European Health Interview Survey, which runs about every five years.

Population covered: People aged 15 and over in private households

Survey every five to six years; based on self-reported height and weight.

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