Adult obesity in United Kingdom
In United Kingdom, 27.4% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
United Kingdom, 2024
27.4%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
22.0%
Position in 2024
75th of 196
Adult obesity in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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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 | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.4% |
| 2023 | 27.2% |
| 2022 | 27.0% |
| 2021 | 26.8% |
| 2020 | 26.6% |
| 2019 | 26.4% |
| 2018 | 26.3% |
| 2017 | 26.0% |
| 2016 | 25.8% |
| 2015 | 25.6% |
| 2014 | 25.4% |
| 2013 | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 24.9% |
| 2011 | 24.7% |
| 2010 | 24.4% |
| 2009 | 24.1% |
| 2008 | 23.7% |
| 2007 | 23.3% |
| 2006 | 22.8% |
| 2005 | 22.3% |
| 2004 | 21.7% |
| 2003 | 21.1% |
| 2002 | 20.4% |
| 2001 | 19.8% |
| 2000 | 19.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 27.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 25.4%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 75th highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Adults with obesity
19.8%
2014 · Eurostat
Physical inactivity
21.9%
2022 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
2018 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.9 per 1,000 live births
2018 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
294 per 100,000 people
2019 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
2018 · Eurostat