In 2020, around 32 percent of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide were considered obese. Of this total, around 18 percent were women. This statistic shows the percentage of adults aged 20 years and older who were obese worldwide in 2020 and forecasts for the years 2025, 2030, and 2035.
Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender
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World Obesity Federation. (March 3, 2023). Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386167/percentage-of-obese-adults-worldwide-forecasts/
World Obesity Federation. "Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender." Chart. March 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386167/percentage-of-obese-adults-worldwide-forecasts/
World Obesity Federation. (2023). Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386167/percentage-of-obese-adults-worldwide-forecasts/
World Obesity Federation. "Percentage of Adults Aged 20 Years and Older Worldwide Who Were Obese in 2020 and Forecasts to 2035, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386167/percentage-of-obese-adults-worldwide-forecasts/
World Obesity Federation, Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386167/percentage-of-obese-adults-worldwide-forecasts/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender [Graph], World Obesity Federation, March 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386167/percentage-of-obese-adults-worldwide-forecasts/
