Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Belarus
Belarus: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 55.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Belarus, 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 overweight or obese in Belarus stood at 55.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Belarus peaked at 55.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1990.
That places Belarus 107th 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.
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 49.3% | — |
| 1981 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 55.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.2%, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 55.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.3%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 49.0% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 50.5% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 53.7% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 55.2% | 55.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Belarus?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Belarus was 55.5% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Belarus ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.