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Obesity in Andorra
17.1% of adults live with obesity (2024). That ranks 135th highest of 199 countries.
17.1%
of adults live with obesity (2024)
Likely range 11.9%–23.1%
Source: WHO
14 thousand
adults with obesity (estimated number)
WHO rate × UN population
Source: WHO; UN WPP 2024
10.9%
of children & teens (5–19) live with obesity (2024)
Source: WHO
#135
highest adult obesity out of 199 countries
#1 = highest share
Source: WHO
The story of Andorra in numbers
In 2024, about 17.1% of adults in Andorra were living with obesity — about 1 in 6 adults, according to World Health Organization estimates (the likely range is 11.9% to 23.1%). That is roughly 14 thousand people aged 18 and over.
That is close to the world average of 16.2%, and ranks 135th highest out of 199 countries. It is below the average for WHO’s Europe region (20.9%).
Back in 1980, the figure was 10.1%. Since then it has gone up by 7.0 percentage points. In people, that is a change from about 2,000 to 14 thousand adults, partly because the population itself changed.
Men are more likely to live with obesity than women: 18.8% compared with 15.2%.
Among children and teenagers aged 5 to 19, 10.9% were living with obesity in 2024, compared with 3.7% in 1980 — around 1,000 young people.
For context, 7.3% of adults had diabetes in 2022 and 27.2% of adults did not get enough physical activity in 2022. These numbers don’t prove what causes obesity, but they help paint the picture.
How it changed
Adults with obesity in Andorra: men, women and the world
What this meansSince 1980, the share of men went from 8.2% to 18.8%, and women from 12.2% to 15.2%.
- Men
- Women
- World
Show the numbers as a table
| Year | Men | Women | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.2% | 12.2% | 5.4% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | 12.2% | 6.0% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | 12.3% | 6.7% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | 12.7% | 7.6% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | 13.5% | 8.7% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | 14.3% | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | 15.0% | 11.5% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | 15.3% | 13.0% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | 15.3% | 14.6% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | 15.2% | 16.2% |
Age-standardized WHO estimates. Shaded bands show the 95% uncertainty range.
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.
Children & teens (5–19) with obesity in Andorra
What this meansSince 1980, the share of boys went from 4.2% to 12.7%, and girls from 3.1% to 8.9%.
- Boys
- Girls
BMI-for-age more than 2 standard deviations above the WHO growth reference median.
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.
Andorra compared (2024)
What this meansHow Andorra’s adult obesity rate compares with its region, countries at a similar income level, and the world.
- High income countries24.7%
- Europe (WHO region)20.9%
- Andorra17.1%
- World16.2%
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.
Countries ranked nearby
- 131. Sudan17.8%
- 133. Russia17.6%
- 134. Sweden17.5%
- 135. Andorra17.1%
- 135. Montenegro17.1%
- 137. Singapore17.0%
- 138. Comoros16.8%
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