Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) - Sex: both sexes - Age group: 18+ years of age: Democratic Republic of Congo

5.856162% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 45 years from 1980 to 2024 are below.

Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.

Every year

YearValue (%)
20245.856162
20235.6179557
20225.391141
20215.173944
20204.966218
20194.7676344
20184.5789313
20174.400047
20164.2300696
20154.0673604
20143.9156308
20133.7783995
20123.6476042
20113.5181808
20103.3895183
20093.259313
20083.1255386
20072.987447
20062.8475049
20052.706813
20042.565776
20032.4242997
20022.2842534
20012.1483424
20002.0176983
19991.892605
19981.775153
19971.6605916
19961.5460134
19951.440872
19941.355283
19931.2799354
19921.2048272
19911.1339592
19901.0678434
19891.006521
19880.94913113
19870.8962456
19860.84713054
19850.80186725
19840.76071644
19830.7228136
19820.68732995
19810.6542859
19800.62395304