Share of men who are overweight or obese in Iceland
Iceland: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 66.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Iceland, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men who are overweight or obese in Iceland is 66.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Iceland peaked at 66.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 1980.
Iceland ranks 49th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 43.2% | 39.6% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.9% | 47.9% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 56.8% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 63.4% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 65.5% | 66.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Iceland?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Iceland was 66.3% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 1980.
- How does Iceland rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Iceland ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.