Share of men who are obese in Denmark
Denmark: Share of men who are obese was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Denmark, 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 men who are obese in Denmark stood at 15.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Denmark peaked at 15.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1980.
That places Denmark 126th 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 | 6.5% | 5.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 11.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.3% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.9% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 123 Solomon Islands 16.2% compare
- 124 Mauritius 16.0% compare
- 125 Algeria 15.6% compare
- 127 Eswatini 15.0% compare
- 128 Afghanistan 14.6% compare
- 129 South Africa 14.5% compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.93 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.96 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.18 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9586 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.41 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.7 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Denmark?
- Share of men who are obese in Denmark was 15.5% 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 men who are obese recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1980.
- How does Denmark rank for share of men who are obese?
- Denmark ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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 men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.