Obesity among adults (age-standardised)
Share of adults aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² or more, age-standardised so countries with different age structures can be compared. WHO modelled estimate (NCD Risk Factor Collaboration).
Highest in 2024
75.9%
American Samoa
Lowest in 2024
2.4%
Viet Nam
Countries ranked for 2024
196
Updated by the source on 27 May 2026
196 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.
Trend 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 | United States | China | India | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.0% | 9.3% | 8.0% | 20.6% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | 8.7% | 7.6% | 20.6% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | 8.2% | 7.2% | 20.6% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | 7.7% | 6.9% | 20.6% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | 7.3% | 6.5% | 20.6% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | 6.9% | 6.2% | 20.6% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 20.6% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | 6.1% | 5.5% | 20.6% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 20.6% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 20.6% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 20.6% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 20.6% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 20.6% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 20.6% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 20.6% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 20.5% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 20.4% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 20.0% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 19.7% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 19.4% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 19.0% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 18.7% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 18.3% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 17.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- Among the 196 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is American Samoa (75.9%) and the lowest Viet Nam (2.4%).
- Half of the countries are above 22.3% and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 180 countries and fell in 16.
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All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 American Samoa 75.9%
- 2 Tonga 73.8%
- 3 Naoero 71.4%
- 4 Tuvalu 65.1%
- 5 Samoa 64.3%
- 6 French Polynesia 49.2%
- 7 Micronesia 48.6%
- 8 Bahamas 48.3%
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46.7%
- 10 Kiribati 45.6%
- 11 Egypt 43.9%
- 12 Belize 43.4%
- 13 Puerto Rico (US) 42.4%
- 14 Qatar 42.0%
- 15 Marshall Islands 42.0%
- 16 United States 41.0%
- 17 Palau 40.5%
- 18 Chile 40.5%
- 19 Kuwait 40.4%
- 20 Saudi Arabia 40.1%
- 21 Iraq 39.7%
- 22 Barbados 39.4%
- 23 Fiji 39.0%
- 24 Panama 37.7%
- 25 West Bank and Gaza 37.4%
- 26 Mexico 37.4%
- 27 Argentina 37.2%
- 28 Brunei 37.1%
- 29 Georgia 35.7%
- 30 Jordan 35.4%
- 31 Jamaica 35.2%
- 32 Uruguay 34.9%
- 33 Bahrain 34.9%
- 34 Nicaragua 34.9%
- 35 Saint Lucia 34.8%
- 36 Paraguay 34.7%
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 34.6%
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 34.6%
- 39 Bermuda 34.1%
- 40 New Zealand 34.0%
- 41 Seychelles 33.9%
- 42 Libya 33.7%
- 43 Syria 33.0%
- 44 Costa Rica 32.7%
- 45 Dominica 32.5%
- 46 Romania 32.4%
- 47 El Salvador 32.2%
- 48 South Africa 31.8%
- 49 Honduras 31.8%
- 50 United Arab Emirates 31.6%
- 51 Grenada 31.5%
- 52 Hungary 31.4%
- 53 Uzbekistan 31.2%
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 30.9%
- 55 Suriname 30.8%
- 56 Croatia 30.8%
- 57 Dominican Republic 30.8%
- 58 Lebanon 30.7%
- 59 Malta 30.6%
- 60 Australia 30.6%
- 61 Oman 30.5%
- 62 Brazil 30.1%
- 63 Guyana 30.1%
- 64 Bolivia 29.7%
- 65 Eswatini 29.6%
- 66 Peru 29.2%
- 67 Ecuador 28.9%
- 68 Türkiye 28.8%
- 69 Greenland 28.1%
- 70 Papua New Guinea 28.0%
- 71 Guatemala 28.0%
- 72 Ireland 27.9%
- 73 Azerbaijan 27.6%
- 74 Greece 27.4%
- 75 United Kingdom 27.4%
- 76 North Macedonia 26.8%
- 77 Czechia 26.3%
- 78 Tunisia 26.1%
- 79 Slovakia 26.1%
- 80 Canada 26.0%
- 81 Mongolia 25.1%
- 82 Armenia 25.0%
- 83 Colombia 24.9%
- 84 Iran 24.6%
- 85 Pakistan 24.5%
- 86 Finland 24.2%
- 87 Albania 24.1%
- 88 Mauritania 24.1%
- 89 Algeria 23.6%
- 90 Malaysia 23.3%
- 91 Tajikistan 23.1%
- 92 Venezuela 23.0%
- 93 Cuba 23.0%
- 94 Ukraine 22.8%
- 95 Gabon 22.7%
- 96 Vanuatu 22.6%
- 97 Latvia 22.3%
- 98 Moldova 22.3%
- 99 Israel 22.2%
- 100 Lesotho 22.2%
- 101 Turkmenistan 22.2%
- 102 Iceland 22.2%
- 103 Kyrgyzstan 22.0%
- 104 Serbia 21.8%
- 105 Solomon Islands 21.8%
- 106 Poland 21.8%
- 107 Morocco 21.6%
- 108 Cyprus 21.6%
- 109 Lithuania 21.3%
- 110 Kazakhstan 21.1%
- 111 Mauritius 21.1%
- 112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.0%
- 113 Belgium 20.8%
- 114 Belarus 20.6%
- 115 Germany 20.6%
- 116 Afghanistan 20.6%
- 117 Bulgaria 20.3%
- 118 Estonia 20.3%
- 119 Norway 20.2%
- 120 Botswana 19.8%
- 121 Slovenia 19.8%
- 122 Equatorial Guinea 19.2%
- 123 Luxembourg 19.0%
- 124 Namibia 18.3%
- 125 Portugal 18.1%
- 126 São Tomé and Príncipe 17.9%
- 127 Maldives 17.9%
- 128 Sudan 17.8%
- 129 Liberia 17.8%
- 130 Russia 17.6%
- 131 Sweden 17.5%
- 132 Andorra 17.1%
- 133 Montenegro 17.1%
- 134 Singapore 17.0%
- 135 Comoros 16.8%
- 136 Cabo Verde 16.7%
- 137 Austria 16.5%
- 138 Thailand 16.4%
- 139 Cameroon 16.0%
- 140 Spain 15.3%
- 141 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 14.9%
- 142 Zimbabwe 14.7%
- 143 Netherlands 14.7%
- 144 Ghana 14.5%
- 145 Denmark 14.3%
- 146 Italy 14.0%
- 147 Nigeria 13.7%
- 148 Togo 13.4%
- 149 Yemen 13.3%
- 150 Mali 13.3%
- 151 Bhutan 13.1%
- 152 Côte d'Ivoire 12.8%
- 153 Guinea-Bissau 12.7%
- 154 Angola 12.7%
- 155 Gambia 12.4%
- 156 Benin 12.2%
- 157 Republic of the Congo 12.2%
- 158 North Korea 12.0%
- 159 Indonesia 11.8%
- 160 Djibouti 11.7%
- 161 Senegal 11.6%
- 162 Zambia 11.6%
- 163 Tanzania 11.5%
- 164 Switzerland 11.3%
- 165 Kenya 11.3%
- 166 Sri Lanka 11.2%
- 167 France 11.2%
- 168 Haiti 11.1%
- 169 Central African Republic 10.9%
- 170 Mozambique 10.6%
- 171 Guinea 10.6%
- 172 Philippines 9.6%
- 173 Uganda 9.5%
- 174 China 9.3%
- 175 Laos 9.2%
- 176 South Sudan 8.9%
- 177 South Korea 8.4%
- 178 Sierra Leone 8.2%
- 179 Myanmar 8.1%
- 180 India 8.0%
- 181 Malawi 8.0%
- 182 Nepal 8.0%
- 183 Burkina Faso 7.7%
- 184 Chad 7.4%
- 185 Niger 6.8%
- 186 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.7%
- 187 Japan 5.9%
- 188 Bangladesh 5.8%
- 189 Rwanda 5.6%
- 190 Burundi 5.2%
- 191 Cambodia 4.9%
- 192 Madagascar 4.5%
- 193 Eritrea 4.3%
- 194 Timor-Leste 3.6%
- 195 Ethiopia 2.9%
- 196 Viet Nam 2.4%
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