Share of adults who are obese in Canada
Canada: Share of adults who are obese was 27.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Canada, 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 Canada is 27.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Canada peaked at 27.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1980.
Canada ranks 85th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 10.8% | 8.5% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 14.0% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 20.8% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.3% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 26.8% | 27.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.7 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -4.58 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.12 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 140.97 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.47 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -2.57 °C (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Canada?
- Share of adults who are obese in Canada was 27.1% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1980.
- How does Canada rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Canada ranks 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.