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

Proportion of underweight people (BMI less than 18.5 kg/m²) in Portugal in 2022 amounted to 2.31% of the adult population (18 years and over). In 2021, the value was  2.26%. It has been growing in this country for already 12 years in a row. Since 1990, for the whole period of WHO statistics, the prevalence of underweight among adults in Portugal has increased in 1.04 times. The highest number of  underweight people was in 2022, when it reached 2.31%. The minimum was recorded in 2008, with a value of 1.93% of total adult population of Portugal.