In 2020, around 42 percent of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide were considered overweight or obese. This statistic shows the percentage of adults aged 20 years and older who were overweight or obese worldwide in 2020 and forecasts for the years 2025, 2030, and 2035.
Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035
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World Obesity Federation. (March 2, 2024). Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386143/percentage-of-overweight-or-obese-people-worldwide-forecasts/
World Obesity Federation. "Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035 ." Chart. March 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386143/percentage-of-overweight-or-obese-people-worldwide-forecasts/
World Obesity Federation. (2024). Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386143/percentage-of-overweight-or-obese-people-worldwide-forecasts/
World Obesity Federation. "Percentage of Adults Aged 20 Years and Older Worldwide Who Were Overweight or Obese in 2020 and Forecasts to 2035 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386143/percentage-of-overweight-or-obese-people-worldwide-forecasts/
World Obesity Federation, Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386143/percentage-of-overweight-or-obese-people-worldwide-forecasts/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035 [Graph], World Obesity Federation, March 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386143/percentage-of-overweight-or-obese-people-worldwide-forecasts/
