Share of adults who are overweight in Norway

Norway: Share of adults who are overweight was 58.35 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
58.35
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
84th
of 196 countries
All-time high
58.35
in 2024
All-time low
33.98
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

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

02040601980200220241980: 341981: 34.51982: 35.11983: 35.71984: 36.31985: 36.91986: 37.51987: 38.11988: 38.81989: 39.51990: 40.21991: 40.91992: 41.61993: 42.31994: 43.11995: 43.91996: 44.71997: 45.51998: 46.31999: 47.22000: 482001: 48.82002: 49.62003: 50.42004: 51.12005: 51.82006: 52.52007: 53.12008: 53.62009: 542010: 54.42011: 54.82012: 55.12013: 55.42014: 55.72015: 55.92016: 56.22017: 56.52018: 56.72019: 572020: 57.32021: 57.52022: 57.82023: 58.12024: 58.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Norway recorded 58.35 for share of adults who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Norway peaked at 58.35 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.98, in 1980.

That places Norway 84th out of 196 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 36.63 33.98 39.48 10
1990s 43.56 40.15 47.18 10
2000s 51.31 48.02 54.05 10
2010s 55.76 54.43 56.99 10
2020s 57.8 57.26 58.35 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 81 Iceland 58.72 compare
  2. 82 Latvia 58.52 compare
  3. 83 Canada 58.42 compare
  4. 85 Turkmenistan 58.04 compare
  5. 86 Tajikistan, Republic of 58.01 compare
  6. 87 Guyana 57.88 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

More reference data data for Norway

All data for Norway β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Norway?
Share of adults who are overweight in Norway was 58.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 58.35 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 33.98 in 1980.
How does Norway rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Norway ranks 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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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