Share of men who are obese in Ireland
Ireland: Share of men who are obese was 28.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Ireland, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 28.8% for share of men who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Ireland peaked at 28.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1980.
That places Ireland 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 8.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 13.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 19.7% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 25.4% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.9% | 28.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.31 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.6528 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.01 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.5528 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8957 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 130.04 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Ireland?
- Share of men who are obese in Ireland was 28.8% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1980.
- How does Ireland rank for share of men who are obese?
- Ireland ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.