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European Obesity Rates by Country 2026
Country | Obesity Rate (WHO) 2024↓ | Male Obesity Rate (WHO) 2024 | Female Obesity Rate (WHO) 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Romania | 37.68% | 38.25% | 37.15% |
 | Hungary | 36.91% | 38.49% | 35.49% |
 | Croatia | 36.46% | 37.8% | 35.24% |
 | Greece | 33.69% | 31.94% | 35.3% |
 | Malta | 33.3% | 34.99% | 31.47% |
 | Czechia | 31.63% | 35.49% | 27.94% |
 | North Macedonia | 31.2% | 30.49% | 31.86% |
 | Ireland | 30.61% | 31.88% | 29.4% |
 | Slovakia | 30.29% | 33.48% | 27.31% |
 | United Kingdom | 29.24% | 27.92% | 30.49% |
 | Latvia | 27.87% | 25.66% | 29.68% |
 | Ukraine | 27.77% | 22.44% | 32.21% |
 | Albania | 27.27% | 24.95% | 29.47% |
 | Moldova | 27.02% | 23.47% | 29.87% |
 | Finland | 26.24% | 24.87% | 27.56% |
 | Lithuania | 26.12% | 25.59% | 26.58% |
 | Belarus | 26.1% | 21.73% | 29.74% |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.08% | 25.29% | 26.78% |
 | Poland | 25.9% | 28.65% | 23.38% |
 | Serbia | 25.6% | 28.25% | 23.28% |
 | Estonia | 25.05% | 23.02% | 26.83% |
 | Germany | 24.49% | 25.6% | 23.41% |
 | Bulgaria | 23.97% | 26.59% | 21.58% |
 | Cyprus | 23.69% | 24.74% | 22.63% |
 | Iceland | 23.51% | 24.74% | 22.22% |
 | Portugal | 22.98% | 20.45% | 25.22% |
 | Belgium | 22.88% | 22.01% | 23.71% |
 | Slovenia | 22.8% | 28.94% | 16.65% |
 | Russia | 21.25% | 18.5% | 23.5% |
 | Luxembourg | 20.87% | 22.59% | 19.15% |
 | Norway | 20.7% | 21.58% | 19.82% |
 | Montenegro | 20.56% | 22.1% | 19.19% |
 | Andorra | 19.55% | 21.03% | 17.99% |
 | Spain | 18.94% | 20.55% | 17.41% |
 | Sweden | 18.67% | 19.44% | 17.9% |
 | Austria | 18.28% | 21.29% | 15.42% |
 | Italy | 17.9% | 16.95% | 18.79% |
 | Netherlands | 16.93% | 16.3% | 17.55% |
 | Denmark | 15.23% | 16.61% | 13.88% |
 | Switzerland | 12.85% | 15.49% | 10.29% |
 | France | 12.52% | 12.46% | 12.59% |
- The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Obesity Observatory (GOO) both define obesity as a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kilograms per square meter of body area (BMI ≥30kg/m²).
- WHO and GOO data may differ due to variances in methodology.
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
