Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Lower-middle-income economies
Lower-middle-income economies: Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value was 242.5 million No in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Lower-middle-income economies, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Lower-middle-income economies recorded 242.5 million No for number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Lower-middle-income economies peaked at 242.5 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.1 million No, in 2000.
Lower-middle-income economies ranks 4th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Lower-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.1 million No | — |
| 2001 | 51.1 million No | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 55.4 million No | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 60 million No | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 64.9 million No | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 70 million No | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 75.5 million No | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 81.2 million No | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 87.3 million No | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 93.7 million No | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 100.4 million No | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 107.5 million No | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 115 million No | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 123 million No | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 131.5 million No | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 140.5 million No | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 149.9 million No | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 159.8 million No | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 170.1 million No | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 180.8 million No | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 192.1 million No | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 203.8 million No | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 216 million No | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 228.9 million No | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 242.5 million No | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.62 million No | 47.1 million No | 93.7 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 137.85 million No | 100.4 million No | 180.8 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 216.66 million No | 192.1 million No | 242.5 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower-middle-income economies
- 1 China 106.6 million No compare
- 2 India 81.5 million No compare
- 3 Brazil 48.7 million No compare
- 3 Türkiye 18.7 million No compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16.5 million No compare
- 4 Pakistan 35 million No compare
- 5 Mexico 34.4 million No compare
- 6 Egypt 31.9 million No compare
- 7 Indonesia 23.6 million No compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 5.2 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lower-middle-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,312 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,789 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 7 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 12 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 4 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 28.9 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 8,996 Int$/cap (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,714 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 43.8 % (2023)
- Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 117 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Lower-middle-income economies was 242.5 million No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value recorded in Lower-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 242.5 million No in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value recorded in Lower-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1 million No in 2000.
- How does Lower-middle-income economies rank for number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value?
- Lower-middle-income economies ranks 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value rising or falling in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower-middle-income economies data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.