Overweight population as self-reported as a percentage of total population rose 1.12% to 36.0% in Sweden in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, overweight population as self-reported as a percentage of total population in Sweden reached an all time high of 36.0% in 2021 and an all time low of 32.3% in 1999.
Sweden has been ranked 4th within the group of 10 countries we follow in terms of overweight population as self-reported as a percentage of total population.
| Overweight Population, Self-Reported (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Australia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.2% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Finland | % | 37.0% | 38.0% | 35.0% | 36.0% | 37.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.4% | ... | 33.6% | ... | ... | ||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.8% | ... | 37.2% | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | % | 34.0% | 33.9% | 34.1% | 34.3% | 35.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35.0% | ... | ... | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sweden | % | 35.9% | 35.1% | 35.8% | 35.4% | 35.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 35.1% | 34.7% | 34.6% | 34.0% | 34.0% | ... |
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