Share of adults who are obese in Germany
Germany: Share of adults who are obese was 24.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Germany, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 24.5% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Germany peaked at 24.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1980.
That places Germany 100th 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 | 13.8% | 12.7% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 15.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 20.5% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.2% | 24.5% | 5 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.25 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Germany?
- Share of adults who are obese in Germany was 24.5% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1980.
- How does Germany rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Germany ranks 100th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.