Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Finland
Finland: Body weight — Share of population who are obese was 30.2 Percentage of population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Finland, 1979–2022
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 Finland stood at 30.2 Percentage of population. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, body weight — share of population who are obese in Finland peaked at 30.2 Percentage of population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.6 Percentage of population, in 1979.
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 14.6 Percentage of population | — |
| 2000 | 22.5 Percentage of population | +54.1% |
| 2011 | 24.8 Percentage of population | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 21.5 Percentage of population | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 26.8 Percentage of population | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 30.2 Percentage of population | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.6 Percentage of population | 14.6 Percentage of population | 14.6 Percentage of population | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.5 Percentage of population | 22.5 Percentage of population | 22.5 Percentage of population | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.37 Percentage of population | 21.5 Percentage of population | 26.8 Percentage of population | 3 |
| 2020s | 30.2 Percentage of population | 30.2 Percentage of population | 30.2 Percentage of population | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is body weight — share of population who are obese in Finland?
- Body weight — share of population who are obese in Finland was 30.2 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2 Percentage of population in 2022.
- What is the lowest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 Percentage of population in 1979.
- How does Finland rank for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- Finland ranks 6th out of 18 countries with data for 2022.
- Is body weight — share of population who are obese rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.