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Which Country Has the Most Obese Male Population?

Obese Population, Measured (As % of Male Population) (%), 2021 or latest
Health Care | April 13, 2023
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Based on a comparison of 11 countries in 2021, USA ranked the highest in obese population, measured as a share of male population with 43.5% followed by Hungary and New Zealand. On the other end of the scale was Japan with 5.50%, South Korea with 8.90% and Latvia with 18.4%.

Data for more countries are available at Obese Population, Measured (As % of Male Population) indicator page.

Obese Population, Measured (As % of Male Population) Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Brazil % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21.8% ... ... ...
Canada % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26.9% ... 26.7% ... ... ...
Hungary % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35.8% ... ... ...
Ireland % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 24.0% ... 24.0% ... ...
Japan % 4.50% 4.70% 4.30% 5.50% ... ... ...
Latvia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 19.1% ... 19.5% ... 18.4% ... ...
Mexico % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 27.7% ... 30.5% ... 31.5% ... ...
New Zealand % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30.8% 30.8% 31.0% 30.4% 30.6% ...
South Korea % ... ... ... ... 6.00% 5.40% 6.90% 6.20% 8.90% ...
USA % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 38.3% ... 43.5% 43.5% ... ... ...
United Kingdom % 25.7% 27.4% 26.2% 27.0% ... ... ...