Share of adults who are overweight in Latvia

Latvia: Share of adults who are overweight was 58.52 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
58.52
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
82nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
58.52
in 2024
All-time low
44.66
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults who are overweight in Latvia, 1980–2024

02040601980200220241980: 44.71981: 44.71982: 44.81983: 44.81984: 44.91985: 44.91986: 451987: 45.11988: 45.21989: 45.31990: 45.41991: 45.51992: 45.61993: 45.81994: 461995: 46.21996: 46.51997: 46.91998: 47.31999: 47.72000: 48.22001: 48.72002: 49.22003: 49.82004: 50.32005: 50.92006: 51.52007: 522008: 52.52009: 532010: 53.52011: 53.92012: 54.32013: 54.82014: 55.12015: 55.52016: 55.92017: 56.22018: 56.62019: 56.92020: 57.32021: 57.62022: 57.92023: 58.22024: 58.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 58.52 for share of adults who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Latvia peaked at 58.52 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.66, in 1980.

Latvia ranks 82nd of 196 countries on this measure, 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 44.93 44.66 45.26 10
1990s 46.27 45.36 47.69 10
2000s 50.61 48.17 53.01 10
2010s 55.28 53.46 56.94 10
2020s 57.9 57.27 58.52 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 79 Slovakia 59.65 compare
  2. 80 Czechia 59.45 compare
  3. 81 Iceland 58.72 compare
  4. 83 Canada 58.42 compare
  5. 84 Norway 58.35 compare
  6. 85 Turkmenistan 58.04 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

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All data for Latvia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Latvia?
Share of adults who are overweight in Latvia was 58.52 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 58.52 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 44.66 in 1980.
How does Latvia rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Latvia ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of adults who are overweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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