Share of adults who are obese in Sweden
Sweden: Share of adults who are obese was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Sweden, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 18.7% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Sweden peaked at 18.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1980.
That places Sweden 131st 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 | 8.4% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 9.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.9% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.6% | 18.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Sweden?
- Share of adults who are obese in Sweden was 18.7% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Sweden ranks 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.