Share of adults who are obese in Lithuania

Lithuania: Share of adults who are obese was 26.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
90th
of 199 countries
All-time high
26.8%
in 2019
All-time low
21.3%
in 1993
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults who are obese in Lithuania, 1980–2024

01020301980200220241980: 22.9 %1981: 22.7 %1982: 22.5 %1983: 22.4 %1984: 22.3 %1985: 22.1 %1986: 22 %1987: 21.9 %1988: 21.8 %1989: 21.6 %1990: 21.4 %1991: 21.4 %1992: 21.3 %1993: 21.3 %1994: 21.3 %1995: 21.4 %1996: 21.5 %1997: 21.7 %1998: 21.9 %1999: 22.1 %2000: 22.3 %2001: 22.6 %2002: 22.9 %2003: 23.1 %2004: 23.4 %2005: 23.8 %2006: 24.1 %2007: 24.4 %2008: 24.6 %2009: 24.9 %2010: 25.2 %2011: 25.6 %2012: 25.8 %2013: 26 %2014: 26.1 %2015: 26.3 %2016: 26.4 %2017: 26.6 %2018: 26.7 %2019: 26.8 %2020: 26.7 %2021: 26.7 %2022: 26.5 %2023: 26.2 %2024: 26.1 %

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 Lithuania is 26.1%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Lithuania peaked at 26.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1993.

That places Lithuania 90th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 22.2% 21.6% 22.9% 10
1990s 21.5% 21.3% 22.1% 10
2000s 23.6% 22.3% 24.9% 10
2010s 26.2% 25.2% 26.8% 10
2020s 26.4% 26.1% 26.7% 5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 87 Moldova 27.0% compare
  2. 88 Guatemala 26.7% compare
  3. 89 Finland 26.2% compare
  4. 91 Belarus 26.1% compare
  5. 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.1% compare
  6. 93 Poland 25.9% compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are obese in Lithuania?
Share of adults who are obese in Lithuania was 26.1% 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1993.
How does Lithuania rank for share of adults who are obese?
Lithuania ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania 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

Indicator
Share of adults who are obese
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

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.