Share of adults who are obese in Finland
Finland: Share of adults who are obese was 26.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Finland, 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 Finland is 26.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Finland peaked at 26.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1980.
Finland ranks 89th 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 | 13.7% | 12.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 15.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 18.5% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 21.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.6% | 26.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Finland?
- Share of adults who are obese in Finland was 26.2% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1980.
- How does Finland rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Finland ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.