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In 2025, 16.3 percent of people in the European Union aged 18 and over were obese, meaning they had a body mass index of 30 or higher. A further 35.4% had a body mass index between 25 and 30. Overall, more than half of the EU population was overweight, according to Eurostat.
Men in the EU are generally fatter than women. The obesity rate for men is 17.4 percent, compared to 15.3% for women. In addition, 41.9% of men are overweight, compared to 29.3 percent of women.
The highest number of obese people is in Malta, where more than a quarter of the population is overweight. This is followed by Lithuania (24.6%) and Finland (23.2%). The lowest number of obese people is in Italy (7.0%), Greece (12.8%) and Romania (12.9%).
The latest Eurostat data for Macedonia is from 2022 and states that 15.4% of Macedonian citizens were obese.