BMI: adult mean body mass index in Scotland 1995-2023, by gender

Published by
Conor Stewart,
Dec 16, 2024

In 2023, the mean body mass index for men was 27.8 kilograms per meter squared and the mean body mass index for women was 28.3 kilograms per meter squared. The mean BMI in Scotland for both genders has been generally increasing since 1995.

Mean body mass index (BMI) of adults in Scotland from 1995 to 2023, by gender

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Release date

November 2024

Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

1995 to 2023

Number of respondents

3,731*

Age group

16-64 years

Method of interview

CAPI interview, questionnaire

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Scottish Government and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

 Weighted bases: n (1995)=7,757, n (1998)=7,245, n (2003)=5,478, n (2008)=4,495, n (2009)=5,151, n (2010)=4,922, n (2011)=4,991, n (2012)=3,346, n (2013)=3,336, n (2014)=3,190, n (2015)=3,278, n(2016)=3,542, n(2017)= 2,973; n(2018) = 3,743, n(2019) = 3,939; n(2021)= 4,084 n(2022)=3,494.
Data for 2020 has been excluded due to the pandemic affecting collection of data.
The source provides the following information:
25 and over is overweight/obese/morbidly obese.
BMI = kilograms per meter squared

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