Historical trend
Trend summary
Adult obesity rate was 30% in 2024, up from 29% in 2022.
Trend
- Over the available record (1993–2024), it has ranged from 15% in 1993 to 30% in 2024.
- The most recent reading is the highest in the available record.
Context
- The Health Survey for England uses objectively measured height and weight, not self-reported values.
- BMI is widely used for population surveillance but has acknowledged limitations as an individual measure of adiposity.
Generated from the published series — describes direction, magnitude and range only, with no editorial judgement or forecasts.
OECD comparison
🇯🇵 Japan
4.5 %
🇮🇹 Italy
12 %
🇫🇷 France
17 %
🇩🇪 Germany
22 %
🇨🇦 Canada
30 %
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
30 %
🇺🇸 United States
42 %
About this indicator
- Source
- NHS Digital/ OECD
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Last updated
- 10 July 2026
- Next update
- 10 July 2027
- Licence
- OGL v3
- Direction
- ↑ Rising
Statistics
- Latest
- 30 %
- Period high
- 30 %
- Period low
- 30 %
- Period average
- 30 %