Share of Overweight Adults by Country (1990-2022)
WHO data on prevalence of overweight adults (BMI >= 25) across 200 countries from 1990 to 2022, showing a global rise from 25% to 44%.
| # | Entity | Code | Year | Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI >= 25 (age-standardized estimate) (%) - Sex: both sexes - Age group: 18+ years of age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1990 | 10.13355 |
| 2 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1991 | 10.73641 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1992 | 11.37092 |
| 4 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1993 | 12.03992 |
| 5 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1994 | 12.74325 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1995 | 13.4841 |
| 7 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1996 | 14.26634 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1997 | 15.09348 |
| 9 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1998 | 15.96674 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1999 | 16.88614 |
| 11 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2000 | 17.851 |
| 12 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2001 | 18.86035 |
| 13 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2002 | 19.91455 |
| 14 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2003 | 21.01311 |
| 15 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2004 | 22.15306 |
| 16 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2005 | 23.33164 |
| 17 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2006 | 24.54862 |
| 18 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2007 | 25.8057 |
| 19 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2008 | 27.10217 |
| 20 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2009 | 28.43537 |
| 21 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2010 | 29.80423 |
| 22 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2011 | 31.20991 |
| 23 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2012 | 32.65871 |
| 24 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2013 | 34.1533 |
| 25 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2014 | 35.69095 |
| 26 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2015 | 37.27121 |
| 27 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2016 | 38.88564 |
| 28 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2017 | 40.51593 |
| 29 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2018 | 42.1462 |
| 30 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2019 | 43.76787 |
| 31 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2020 | 45.37947 |
| 32 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2021 | 46.98334 |
| 33 | Afghanistan | AFG | 2022 | 48.57364 |
| 34 | Africa (WHO) | 1990 | 13.9062 | |
| 35 | Africa (WHO) | 1991 | 14.39509 | |
| 36 | Africa (WHO) | 1992 | 14.88858 | |
| 37 | Africa (WHO) | 1993 | 15.40011 | |
| 38 | Africa (WHO) | 1994 | 15.92785 | |
| 39 | Africa (WHO) | 1995 | 16.46614 | |
| 40 | Africa (WHO) | 1996 | 17.02646 | |
| 41 | Africa (WHO) | 1997 | 17.62287 | |
| 42 | Africa (WHO) | 1998 | 18.23762 | |
| 43 | Africa (WHO) | 1999 | 18.86286 | |
| 44 | Africa (WHO) | 2000 | 19.50268 | |
| 45 | Africa (WHO) | 2001 | 20.15023 | |
| 46 | Africa (WHO) | 2002 | 20.80303 | |
| 47 | Africa (WHO) | 2003 | 21.45903 | |
| 48 | Africa (WHO) | 2004 | 22.10846 | |
| 49 | Africa (WHO) | 2005 | 22.74253 | |
| 50 | Africa (WHO) | 2006 | 23.35774 | |
| 51 | Africa (WHO) | 2007 | 23.9491 | |
| 52 | Africa (WHO) | 2008 | 24.51117 | |
| 53 | Africa (WHO) | 2009 | 25.03912 | |
| 54 | Africa (WHO) | 2010 | 25.53329 | |
| 55 | Africa (WHO) | 2011 | 25.99898 | |
| 56 | Africa (WHO) | 2012 | 26.44757 | |
| 57 | Africa (WHO) | 2013 | 26.88886 | |
| 58 | Africa (WHO) | 2014 | 27.34173 | |
| 59 | Africa (WHO) | 2015 | 27.81283 | |
| 60 | Africa (WHO) | 2016 | 28.27526 | |
| 61 | Africa (WHO) | 2017 | 28.73823 | |
| 62 | Africa (WHO) | 2018 | 29.2223 | |
| 63 | Africa (WHO) | 2019 | 29.71692 | |
| 64 | Africa (WHO) | 2020 | 30.22408 | |
| 65 | Africa (WHO) | 2021 | 30.74327 | |
| 66 | Africa (WHO) | 2022 | 31.27571 | |
| 67 | Albania | ALB | 1990 | 49.84497 |
| 68 | Albania | ALB | 1991 | 50.07179 |
| 69 | Albania | ALB | 1992 | 50.29481 |
| 70 | Albania | ALB | 1993 | 50.51721 |
| 71 | Albania | ALB | 1994 | 50.74578 |
| 72 | Albania | ALB | 1995 | 50.98619 |
| 73 | Albania | ALB | 1996 | 51.24345 |
| 74 | Albania | ALB | 1997 | 51.52485 |
| 75 | Albania | ALB | 1998 | 51.83654 |
| 76 | Albania | ALB | 1999 | 52.1811 |
| 77 | Albania | ALB | 2000 | 52.55879 |
| 78 | Albania | ALB | 2001 | 52.97096 |
| 79 | Albania | ALB | 2002 | 53.40908 |
| 80 | Albania | ALB | 2003 | 53.86748 |
| 81 | Albania | ALB | 2004 | 54.33824 |
| 82 | Albania | ALB | 2005 | 54.81387 |
| 83 | Albania | ALB | 2006 | 55.2955 |
| 84 | Albania | ALB | 2007 | 55.77545 |
| 85 | Albania | ALB | 2008 | 56.2482 |
| 86 | Albania | ALB | 2009 | 56.71046 |
| 87 | Albania | ALB | 2010 | 57.1595 |
| 88 | Albania | ALB | 2011 | 57.59542 |
| 89 | Albania | ALB | 2012 | 58.02116 |
| 90 | Albania | ALB | 2013 | 58.43821 |
| 91 | Albania | ALB | 2014 | 58.85493 |
| 92 | Albania | ALB | 2015 | 59.27478 |
| 93 | Albania | ALB | 2016 | 59.69555 |
| 94 | Albania | ALB | 2017 | 60.11176 |
| 95 | Albania | ALB | 2018 | 60.52167 |
| 96 | Albania | ALB | 2019 | 60.92557 |
| 97 | Albania | ALB | 2020 | 61.32993 |
| 98 | Albania | ALB | 2021 | 61.74132 |
| 99 | Albania | ALB | 2022 | 62.16242 |
| 100 | Algeria | DZA | 1990 | 35.90512 |
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Share of Overweight Adults by Country (1990-2022) — Analysis
Key Findings
- The global overweight rate (BMI >= 25) climbed steadily from 25.2% in 1990 to 43.5% in 2022, with no sign of slowing
- Pacific island nations dominate the top: American Samoa (91.4%), Tonga (90.4%), and Nauru (88.8%) all exceed 88%
- The fastest-rising countries are in South/Central Asia: Brunei (+42pp), Pakistan (+41pp), and Afghanistan (+38pp) since 1990
- France is the only major country where overweight prevalence actually fell, dropping 6.6 percentage points to 34.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa remains the lowest-prevalence region, but rates are climbing there too
Key Findings
- Global overweight prevalence rose from 33% to 53% between 1990 and 2022 — an increase of 20 percentage points in 32 years
- The top 10 most overweight countries are dominated by Pacific Island nations, with American Samoa at 91.4%
- Brunei saw the fastest rise (+42.4pp), followed by Pakistan (+40.6pp) and Afghanistan (+38.4pp)
- France bucked the trend, dropping from 40.9% to 34.3% — the largest decrease of any country
- Chile (78.8%) is the highest-ranked non-island nation, surpassing the United States (69.6%)
Visualizations
Lowest Overweight Rates (2022)
Fastest-Rising Countries (1990-2022)
Highest Overweight Rates (2022)
WHO Regional Trends