Share of men who are overweight or obese in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 60.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg is 60.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Luxembourg peaked at 61.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1980.
That places Luxembourg 83rd out of 199 regions 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 | 46.6% | 44.2% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.0% | 50.0% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 56.7% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 60.6% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 60.4% | 60.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Luxembourg?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Luxembourg was 60.4% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1980.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Luxembourg ranks 83rd out of 199 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.