Share of women who are overweight or obese in Greece
Greece: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 55.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Greece, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who are overweight or obese in Greece stood at 55.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Greece peaked at 55.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 1980.
Greece ranks 105th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.8% | — |
| 1981 | 40.0% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 40.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 41.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 41.8% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 44.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 55.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.5%, 100% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Greece's 55.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.5%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.7% | 39.8% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 41.8% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 45.7% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 51.0% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 54.4% | 55.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More gender data for Greece
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,138 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,584 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,584 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2295 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Greece?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Greece was 55.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Greece ranks 105th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.