Self-Reported Overweight or Obese Population

This key economic indicator for the Obesity sector has been recently updated.

  1. Finland increased 3.6points of Self-Reported Overweight or Obese Population in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Finland Self-Reported Overweight or Obese Population jumped by 1.8points year on year totalising 57 Percent of Persons Aged 15+.
  3. In 2017 Iceland was ranked number 2 in Self-Reported Overweight or Obese Population.
  4. In 2017 Iceland was ranked number 2 in Self-Reported Overweight or Obese Population totalising 65.4 Percent of Persons Aged 15+, moving from 11 in 2016.

Top Countries in Self-Reported Overweight or Obese Population

Percent of Persons Aged 15+ - 1978 to 2019

# 21 Countries Percent of Persons Aged 15+ Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
66.50 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.6 % View data
2 #2
Iceland
65.40 % 2017 NA +0.7 % View data
3 #3
Finland
57.00 % 2019 +3.6 % +1.8 % View data
4 #4
Turkey
55.20 % 2019 +0.7 % +0.6 % View data
5 #5
Greece
55.00 % 2017 NA NA View data
6 #6
Canada
54.10 % 2019 +0.6 % +0.6 % View data
7 #7
Ireland
53.00 % 2015 NA NA View data
7 #7
Spain
53.00 % 2017 NA NA View data
9 #9
Germany
52.70 % 2017 NA NA View data
10 #10
Estonia
51.20 % 2019 +1.0 % -0.3 % View data
11 #11
Denmark
51.00 % 2017 NA NA View data
12 #12
Israel
50.90 % 2019 -0.2 % -1.4 % View data
13 #13
Sweden
49.90 % 2019 +0.0 % +1.4 % View data
14 #14
Belgium
49.30 % 2018 NA +0.5 % View data
15 #15
Netherlands
48.40 % 2019 -0.2 % +0.1 % View data
16 #16
Chile
48.30 % 2015 NA NA View data
17 #17
Australia
47.60 % 2017 NA NA View data
18 #18
Italy
46.20 % 2019 +0.2 % -0.1 % View data
19 #19
Norway
46.00 % 2015 NA NA View data
20 #20
Switzerland
41.80 % 2017 NA +0.4 % View data
21 #21
South Korea
30.40 % 2019 -0.7 % +4.0 % View data

Source: OECD

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