Body weight — Share of population who are obese in India
India: Body weight — Share of population who are obese was 7.2 Percentage of population in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in India, 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 India stood at 7.2 Percentage of population. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, body weight — share of population who are obese in India peaked at 7.2 Percentage of population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7 Percentage of population, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in India, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7 Percentage of population | — |
| 1991 | 0.8 Percentage of population | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8 Percentage of population | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9 Percentage of population | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 1 Percentage of population | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1 Percentage of population | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2 Percentage of population | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 1.3 Percentage of population | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 1.4 Percentage of population | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 1.5 Percentage of population | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.7 Percentage of population | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8 Percentage of population | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 2 Percentage of population | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1 Percentage of population | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3 Percentage of population | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 2.5 Percentage of population | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7 Percentage of population | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9 Percentage of population | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1 Percentage of population | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 3.3 Percentage of population | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 3.5 Percentage of population | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 3.7 Percentage of population | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 4 Percentage of population | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 4.2 Percentage of population | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5 Percentage of population | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 4.8 Percentage of population | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1 Percentage of population | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 5.4 Percentage of population | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 5.7 Percentage of population | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1 Percentage of population | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4 Percentage of population | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 6.8 Percentage of population | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 7.2 Percentage of population | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 Percentage of population | 0.7 Percentage of population | 1.5 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.44 Percentage of population | 1.7 Percentage of population | 3.3 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 Percentage of population | 3.5 Percentage of population | 6.1 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8 Percentage of population | 6.4 Percentage of population | 7.2 Percentage of population | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is body weight — share of population who are obese in India?
- Body weight — share of population who are obese in India was 7.2 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 Percentage of population in 2022.
- What is the lowest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 Percentage of population in 1990.
- How does India rank for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- India ranks 17th out of 18 countries with data for 2022.
- Is body weight — share of population who are obese rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.