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Adult obesity rate, age-standardized in Sweden

Adult obesity rate, age-standardized in Sweden was 17.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization. That is up 0.3 pts from 2023. That is the 21st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

202417.5%
Change on 2023+0.3 pts
Rank21st of 27EU countries ranked
Series high17.52024
Series low6.71980

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Adult obesity rate, age-standardized in Sweden, 1980 to 2024

57.51012.51517.52019801987199420012008201520241980: 6.7 %1981: 6.9 %1982: 7.1 %1983: 7.3 %1984: 7.5 %1985: 7.7 %1986: 7.9 %1987: 8.1 %1988: 8.3 %1989: 8.6 %1990: 8.8 %1991: 9.1 %1992: 9.3 %1993: 9.6 %1994: 9.9 %1995: 10.3 %1996: 10.6 %1997: 11 %1998: 11.3 %1999: 11.7 %2000: 12.1 %2001: 12.4 %2002: 12.8 %2003: 13.1 %2004: 13.4 %2005: 13.7 %2006: 14 %2007: 14.2 %2008: 14.4 %2009: 14.6 %2010: 14.8 %2011: 14.9 %2012: 15 %2013: 15.2 %2014: 15.3 %2015: 15.5 %2016: 15.6 %2017: 15.8 %2018: 16 %2019: 16.3 %2020: 16.5 %2021: 16.7 %2022: 17 %2023: 17.2 %2024: 17.5 %
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 45 values
Period%
202417.5
202317.2
202217
202116.7
202016.5
201916.3
201816
201715.8
201615.6
201515.5
201415.3
201315.2
201215
201114.9
201014.8
200914.6
200814.4
200714.2
200614
200513.7
200413.4
200313.1
200212.8
200112.4
200012.1
199911.7
199811.3
199711
199610.6
199510.3
19949.9
19939.6
19929.3
19919.1
19908.8
19898.6
19888.3
19878.1
19867.9
19857.7
19847.5
19837.3
19827.1
19816.9
19806.7

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Definition

Percentage of adults aged 18 and over with obesity, defined as a body mass index of 30 kg/m² or more, women and men together. Age-standardized to the WHO standard population, so countries with older or younger populations can be compared. Estimates of the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), published by WHO, modelled from height and weight measured in national surveys.

Model estimates for every country and year, including years without a survey. A separate series from adult_obesity_rate, the CDC crude rate for US states from self-reported height and weight, which gives lower values than measurement. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C6262EC/BEFA58B (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

World Health Organization. (2026). Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A) (Adult obesity rate, age-standardized, Sweden, 1980 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C6262EC/BEFA58B

MLA 9

Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A), Adult obesity rate, age-standardized, Sweden, 1980 to 2024. World Health Organization, 30 Sept. 2026, https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C6262EC/BEFA58B. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adult-obesity-rate-age-standardized/sweden. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

World Health Organization. 2026. Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Adult obesity rate, age-standardized, Sweden, 1980 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C6262EC/BEFA58B. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adult-obesity-rate-age-standardized/sweden.

Harvard

World Health Organization (2026) Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A), Adult obesity rate, age-standardized, Sweden, 1980 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C6262EC/BEFA58B, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/adult-obesity-rate-age-standardized/sweden (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{World Health Organization}},
  title = {{Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD\_BMI\_30A): Adult obesity rate, age-standardized, Sweden, 1980 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C6262EC/BEFA58B},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adult-obesity-rate-age-standardized/sweden. Publisher attribution: World Health Organization, data.who.int. Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD\_BMI\_30A) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C6262EC/BEFA58B (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the adult obesity rate, age-standardized in Sweden?

Adult obesity rate, age-standardized in Sweden was 17.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization. That is up 0.3 pts from 2023. That is the 21st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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World Health Organization. Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest adult obesity rate, age-standardized in Sweden?

17.5% in 2024, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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