Share of overweight men vs. women in Czechia
Czechia: Share of overweight men vs. women was 68.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of overweight men vs. women in Czechia, 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 overweight men vs. women in Czechia stood at 68.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of overweight men vs. women in Czechia peaked at 68.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1980.
Czechia ranks 38th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of overweight men vs. women in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 60.5% | — |
| 1981 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 60.8% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 61.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 61.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 61.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 61.5% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 61.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 61.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.1% | 60.5% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.3% | 61.1% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 61.4% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 64.5% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.4% | 68.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More gender data for Czechia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,460 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 48,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 51,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 54,318 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of overweight men vs. women in Czechia?
- Share of overweight men vs. women in Czechia was 68.4% 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 overweight men vs. women recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of overweight men vs. women recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1980.
- How does Czechia rank for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Czechia ranks 38th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of overweight men vs. women rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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 overweight men vs. women. 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.