Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Brazil
Brazil: Body weight — Share of population who are obese was 28.8 Percentage of population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Brazil, 1990–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population.
Analysis
In 2022, body weight — share of population who are obese in Brazil stood at 28.8 Percentage of population. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, body weight — share of population who are obese in Brazil peaked at 28.8 Percentage of population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.7 Percentage of population, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.7 Percentage of population | — |
| 1991 | 8.1 Percentage of population | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 8.4 Percentage of population | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 8.7 Percentage of population | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 9.1 Percentage of population | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 9.5 Percentage of population | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 9.9 Percentage of population | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 10.3 Percentage of population | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 10.7 Percentage of population | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 11.1 Percentage of population | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 11.6 Percentage of population | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 12.1 Percentage of population | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 12.5 Percentage of population | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 13 Percentage of population | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 13.6 Percentage of population | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 14.1 Percentage of population | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 14.7 Percentage of population | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 15.3 Percentage of population | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 15.9 Percentage of population | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 16.6 Percentage of population | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 17.4 Percentage of population | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 18.2 Percentage of population | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 19 Percentage of population | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 19.9 Percentage of population | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 20.8 Percentage of population | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 21.7 Percentage of population | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 22.7 Percentage of population | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 23.7 Percentage of population | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 24.6 Percentage of population | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 25.6 Percentage of population | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 26.7 Percentage of population | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 27.7 Percentage of population | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 28.8 Percentage of population | +4.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 28.8 Percentage of population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.8 Percentage of population, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.35 Percentage of population | 7.7 Percentage of population | 11.1 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.94 Percentage of population | 11.6 Percentage of population | 16.6 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.36 Percentage of population | 17.4 Percentage of population | 25.6 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.73 Percentage of population | 26.7 Percentage of population | 28.8 Percentage of population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More population data for Brazil
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2798 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 230,886 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4122 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.737 (2100)
- Population density 19.55 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.45 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is body weight — share of population who are obese in Brazil?
- Body weight — share of population who are obese in Brazil was 28.8 Percentage of population in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8 Percentage of population in 2022.
- What is the lowest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 Percentage of population in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- Brazil ranks 9th out of 18 countries with data for 2022.
- Is body weight — share of population who are obese rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Body weight — Share of population who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for overweight and obesity (measured and self-reported data). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.