Share of adults who are obese in Greece
Greece: Share of adults who are obese was 33.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 33.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Greece peaked at 33.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1980.
That places Greece 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.0% | 13.3% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 15.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 19.5% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 26.8% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 31.9% | 33.7% | 5 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.73 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Greece?
- Share of adults who are obese in Greece was 33.7% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Greece ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.