Prevalence of underweight among adults | United Kingdom – yearly data, chart and table

Proportion of underweight people (BMI less than 18.5 kg/m²) in United Kingdom in 2022 amounted to 2.14% of the adult population (18 years and over). In 2021, the value was  2.08%. It has been growing in this country for already 16 years in a row. Since 1990, for the whole period of WHO statistics, the prevalence of underweight among adults in United Kingdom has decreased in 1.02 times. The highest number of  underweight people was in 1990, when it reached 2.18%. The minimum was recorded in 2006, with a value of 1.58% of total adult population of United Kingdom.