Country rankings
European Obesity Rates by Country
Romania has the highest Obesity Rate (WHO) in 2024 (37.7%), followed by Hungary (36.9%) and Croatia (36.5%). France has the lowest (12.5%).
Health44 countries · 10 metricsUpdated Dec 17, 2024Original page
5 sources
- Prevalence of adult overweight & obesity (%) - World Obesity
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI≥30, age-standardized by country - World Health Organization
- Mean body mass index trends among adults, age-standardized (kg/m²) by country - World Health Organization
- Global Obesity Levels - Britannica ProCon
- Prevalence of obesity among adults - WHO
41 of 235 countries
Obesity Rate (WHO), 2024
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
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Median
25.1%
Middle half 20.7% – 27.9%
Average
24.9%
41 countries
Lowest (best)
12.5%
France
Highest (worst)
37.7%
Romania
Over time · 1980–2024
The top 5 in 2024, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- France
- Switzerland
- Denmark
- Netherlands
- Italy
Data
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41 countries · # = rank by Obesity Rate (WHO)
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.6% |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 12.9% | 15.5% | 10.3% |
| 3 |  Denmark | 15.2% | 16.6% | 13.9% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 16.9% | 16.3% | 17.6% |
| 5 |  Italy | 17.9% | 17.0% | 18.8% |
| 6 |  Austria | 18.3% | 21.3% | 15.4% |
| 7 |  Sweden | 18.7% | 19.4% | 17.9% |
| 8 |  Spain | 18.9% | 20.6% | 17.4% |
| 9 |  Andorra | 19.6% | 21.0% | 18.0% |
| 10 |  Montenegro | 20.6% | 22.1% | 19.2% |
| 11 |  Norway | 20.7% | 21.6% | 19.8% |
| 12 |  Luxembourg | 20.9% | 22.6% | 19.2% |
| 13 |  Russia | 21.3% | 18.5% | 23.5% |
| 14 |  Slovenia | 22.8% | 28.9% | 16.7% |
| 15 |  Belgium | 22.9% | 22.0% | 23.7% |
| 16 |  Portugal | 23.0% | 20.5% | 25.2% |
| 17 |  Iceland | 23.5% | 24.7% | 22.2% |
| 18 |  Cyprus | 23.7% | 24.7% | 22.6% |
| 19 |  Bulgaria | 24.0% | 26.6% | 21.6% |
| 20 |  Germany | 24.5% | 25.6% | 23.4% |
| 21 |  Estonia | 25.1% | 23.0% | 26.8% |
| 22 |  Serbia | 25.6% | 28.3% | 23.3% |
| 23 |  Poland | 25.9% | 28.7% | 23.4% |
| 24 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.1% | 25.3% | 26.8% |
| 25 |  Belarus | 26.1% | 21.7% | 29.7% |
| 26 |  Lithuania | 26.1% | 25.6% | 26.6% |
| 27 |  Finland | 26.2% | 24.9% | 27.6% |
| 28 |  Moldova | 27.0% | 23.5% | 29.9% |
| 29 |  Albania | 27.3% | 25.0% | 29.5% |
| 30 |  Ukraine | 27.8% | 22.4% | 32.2% |
| 31 |  Latvia | 27.9% | 25.7% | 29.7% |
| 32 |  United Kingdom | 29.2% | 27.9% | 30.5% |
| 33 |  Slovakia | 30.3% | 33.5% | 27.3% |
| 34 |  Ireland | 30.6% | 31.9% | 29.4% |
| 35 |  North Macedonia | 31.2% | 30.5% | 31.9% |
| 36 |  Czechia | 31.6% | 35.5% | 27.9% |
| 37 |  Malta | 33.3% | 35.0% | 31.5% |
| 38 |  Greece | 33.7% | 31.9% | 35.3% |
| 39 |  Croatia | 36.5% | 37.8% | 35.2% |
| 40 |  Hungary | 36.9% | 38.5% | 35.5% |
| 41 |  Romania | 37.7% | 38.3% | 37.2% |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Obesity Rate (WHO)?
- Romania has the highest Obesity Rate (WHO) in 2024, at 37.7%, followed by Hungary (36.9%) and Croatia (36.5%).
- Which country has the lowest Obesity Rate (WHO)?
- France has the lowest Obesity Rate (WHO) in 2024, at 12.5%.
- What is the median Obesity Rate (WHO) across countries?
- The median is 25.1% across the 41 countries with data in 2024.
- Where does this european obesity rates by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Prevalence of adult overweight & obesity (%) - World Obesity; Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI≥30, age-standardized by country - World Health Organization; Mean body mass index trends among adults, age-standardized (kg/m²) by country - World Health Organization; Global Obesity Levels - Britannica ProCon.