Share of adults who are obese in Andorra
Andorra: Share of adults who are obese was 19.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Andorra, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are obese in Andorra is 19.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Andorra peaked at 19.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1980.
That places Andorra 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adults who are obese in Andorra, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.1% | — |
| 1981 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 9.4% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 9.7% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 10.1% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +0.4% |
Andorra compared with similar countries
- Andorra's 19.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.0%, 65% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Andorra's 19.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.3%, 77% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 14.2% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.0% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.3% | 19.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Andorra
- 124 Norway 20.7% compare
- 125 Montenegro 20.6% compare
- 126 Lesotho 20.2% compare
- 128 Spain 18.9% compare
- 129 Equatorial Guinea 18.8% compare
- 130 Afghanistan 18.8% compare
More reference data data for Andorra
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -9.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Andorra?
- Share of adults who are obese in Andorra was 19.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese recorded in Andorra?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Andorra?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1980.
- How does Andorra rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Andorra ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Andorra?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Andorra data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.