Share of overweight men vs. women in Greece
Greece: Share of overweight men vs. women was 66.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of overweight men vs. women 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 overweight men vs. women in Greece stood at 66.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of overweight men vs. women in Greece peaked at 66.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 1980.
That places Greece 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.8% | — |
| 1981 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 48.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 48.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 51.2% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 54.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 55.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 58.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 66.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.1%, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Greece's 66.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.4%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.9% | 46.8% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 51.8% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 58.9% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 65.6% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.8% | 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 overweight men vs. women in Greece?
- Share of overweight men vs. women in Greece was 66.8% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of overweight men vs. women recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Greece ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of overweight men vs. women rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 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.