Share of adults who are obese in Austria
Austria: Share of adults who are obese was 18.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Austria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese in Austria stood at 18.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Austria peaked at 18.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1980.
That places Austria 132nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 10.0% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.4% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 18.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.9044 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.52 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.59 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 153.4 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.99 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Austria?
- Share of adults who are obese in Austria was 18.3% 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1980.
- How does Austria rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Austria ranks 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.