Diabetes prevalence in World
An estimated 10.8% of people aged 20 to 79 in the world had diabetes in 2024.
World is a group: All economies covered by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
World, 2024
10.8%
Change from 2011
+2.7percentage points
European Union, 2024
7.6%
Diabetes prevalence in World over time
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% of population aged 20 to 79. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | World | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.8% | 7.6% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | 6.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 8.1% in 2011, a change of +2.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.6%.
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