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Germany: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2

Name: Germany: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2
Creator: World Health Organization
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/

53.60percent · 2024-1.8% since 2014

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator NCD_BMI_25A. Annual figures for Germany from 1980 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2024	53.6
2023	53.7
2022	53.8
2021	53.9
2020	54
2019	54.1
2018	54.2
2017	54.3
2016	54.4
2015	54.5
2014	54.6
2013	54.6
2012	54.7
2011	54.8
2010	54.8
2009	54.8
2008	54.8
2007	54.7
2006	54.5
2005	54.3
2004	54
2003	53.7
2002	53.4
2001	53
2000	52.6
1999	52.2
1998	51.7
1997	51.3
1996	50.8
1995	50.3
1994	49.8
1993	49.3
1992	48.7
1991	48.2
1990	47.6
1989	47.1
1988	46.6
1987	46
1986	45.5
1985	45
1984	44.5
1983	44
1982	43.5
1981	43
1980	42.6

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Health Organization (2026). Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-ncd-bmi-25a (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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