Prevalence of of obesity among adults | Italy – yearly data, chart and table

Proportion of obese people (BMI of 30 kg/m² or higher) in Italy in 2022 amounted to 17.29% of the adult population (18 years and over). In 2021, the value was  17.14%. It has been growing in this country for already 31 years in a row. Since 1990, for the whole period of WHO statistics, the prevalence of obesity among adults in Italy has increased in 1.40 times. The highest obesity rate in the adult population was in 2022, when it reached 17.29%. The minimum was recorded in 1991, with a value of 12.28% of total adult population of Italy.