Body weight — Share of population who are obese in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Body weight — Share of population who are obese was 28 Percentage of population in 2019. ▲ Rising
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in United Kingdom, 1980–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 28 Percentage of population for body weight — share of population who are obese in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, body weight — share of population who are obese in United Kingdom peaked at 28.7 Percentage of population in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7 Percentage of population, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7 Percentage of population | — |
| 1987 | 10 Percentage of population | +42.9% |
| 1991 | 14 Percentage of population | +40.0% |
| 1992 | 14 Percentage of population | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.9 Percentage of population | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 15.7 Percentage of population | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 16.4 Percentage of population | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 17.5 Percentage of population | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 18.4 Percentage of population | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 19.4 Percentage of population | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 20 Percentage of population | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 21.2 Percentage of population | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 22.4 Percentage of population | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 22.5 Percentage of population | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.6 Percentage of population | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 22.9 Percentage of population | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 23.2 Percentage of population | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 23.9 Percentage of population | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 24 Percentage of population | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 24.5 Percentage of population | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 23 Percentage of population | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 26.1 Percentage of population | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 24.8 Percentage of population | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 24.7 Percentage of population | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.9 Percentage of population | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 25.6 Percentage of population | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 26.9 Percentage of population | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 26.2 Percentage of population | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 28.7 Percentage of population | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 27.7 Percentage of population | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 28 Percentage of population | +1.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 28 Percentage of population is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.15 Percentage of population, 96% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Body weight — Share of population who are obese in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +42.9% | 7 Percentage of population | 10 Percentage of population |
| 1991 | +40.0% | 10 Percentage of population | 14 Percentage of population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5 Percentage of population | 7 Percentage of population | 10 Percentage of population | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.7 Percentage of population | 14 Percentage of population | 20 Percentage of population | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.02 Percentage of population | 21.2 Percentage of population | 24.5 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.36 Percentage of population | 24.7 Percentage of population | 28.7 Percentage of population | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More population data for United Kingdom
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1791 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.1389 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1791 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 71,685 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2666 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.169 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.184 (2100)
- Population density 307.14 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.21 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is body weight — share of population who are obese in United Kingdom?
- Body weight — share of population who are obese in United Kingdom was 28 Percentage of population in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7 Percentage of population in 2017.
- What is the lowest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 Percentage of population in 1980.
- How does United Kingdom rank for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- United Kingdom ranks 11th out of 18 countries with data for 2019.
- Is body weight — share of population who are obese rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.