Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Thailand
Thailand: Body weight — Share of population who are obese was 14.5 Percentage of population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Thailand, 1990–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for body weight — share of population who are obese in Thailand is 14.5 Percentage of population, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, body weight — share of population who are obese in Thailand peaked at 14.5 Percentage of population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.2 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.2 Percentage of population | — |
| 1991 | 3.4 Percentage of population | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 3.7 Percentage of population | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 3.9 Percentage of population | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 4.2 Percentage of population | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 4.4 Percentage of population | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 4.7 Percentage of population | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 5 Percentage of population | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 5.3 Percentage of population | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 5.6 Percentage of population | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 5.9 Percentage of population | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 6.2 Percentage of population | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 6.5 Percentage of population | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 6.8 Percentage of population | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 7.1 Percentage of population | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 7.5 Percentage of population | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 7.8 Percentage of population | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 8.2 Percentage of population | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6 Percentage of population | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 8.9 Percentage of population | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.3 Percentage of population | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 9.7 Percentage of population | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 10.1 Percentage of population | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 10.5 Percentage of population | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 10.9 Percentage of population | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.3 Percentage of population | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 11.7 Percentage of population | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 12.2 Percentage of population | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 12.6 Percentage of population | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 13.1 Percentage of population | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 13.5 Percentage of population | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 14 Percentage of population | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 14.5 Percentage of population | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.34 Percentage of population | 3.2 Percentage of population | 5.6 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.35 Percentage of population | 5.9 Percentage of population | 8.9 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 Percentage of population | 9.3 Percentage of population | 13.1 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 Percentage of population | 13.5 Percentage of population | 14.5 Percentage of population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28 Percentage of population compare
- 12 Peru 25.7 Percentage of population compare
- 13 Canada 24.3 Percentage of population compare
- 15 Indonesia 11.5 Percentage of population compare
- 16 China 8.2 Percentage of population compare
- 17 India 7.2 Percentage of population compare
More population data for Thailand
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8771 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 67,880 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0154 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4671 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 89.17 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.67 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is body weight — share of population who are obese in Thailand?
- Body weight — share of population who are obese in Thailand was 14.5 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5 Percentage of population in 2022.
- What is the lowest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 Percentage of population in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- Thailand ranks 14th out of 18 countries with data for 2022.
- Is body weight — share of population who are obese rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.