Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 12 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 12 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5 %, in 2000.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 3.7 % | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.9 % | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 4.1 % | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 4.4 % | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 4.6 % | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 4.8 % | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.1 % | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 5.4 % | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 5.7 % | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 6 % | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 6.3 % | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 6.6 % | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 7 % | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 7.3 % | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 7.7 % | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 8.1 % | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 8.6 % | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 9 % | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.4 % | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 9.9 % | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 10.4 % | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 10.9 % | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 11.4 % | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 12 % | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.52 % | 3.5 % | 5.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6 % | 6 % | 9.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.92 % | 9.9 % | 12 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 9 French Polynesia 49.2 % compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 24.6 % compare
- 10 Bahamas 48.3 % compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23 % compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 22.3 % compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46.7 % compare
- 12 Kiribati 45.6 % compare
- 13 Egypt 43.9 % compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 11.5 % compare
- 14 Belize 43.4 % compare
- 14 Caribbean 25.6 % compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 42.4 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 0.0872 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -0.6287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -0.6261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 0.1489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.1469 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 0.1008 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.1008 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate -0.2821 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 12 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 % in 2000.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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.