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

23.608307% 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](/sources/adult-obesity) · [All countries and regions](/adult-obesity).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | 23.608307 |
| 2023 | 22.937288 |
| 2022 | 22.273643 |
| 2021 | 21.616356 |
| 2020 | 20.966309 |
| 2019 | 20.331024 |
| 2018 | 19.707348 |
| 2017 | 19.086447 |
| 2016 | 18.465574 |
| 2015 | 17.844385 |
| 2014 | 17.231066 |
| 2013 | 16.630344 |
| 2012 | 16.040419 |
| 2011 | 15.457445 |
| 2010 | 14.875717 |
| 2009 | 14.294739 |
| 2008 | 13.711855 |
| 2007 | 13.129024 |
| 2006 | 12.552193 |
| 2005 | 11.978898 |
| 2004 | 11.412295 |
| 2003 | 10.855336 |
| 2002 | 10.308381 |
| 2001 | 9.76854 |
| 2000 | 9.2283325 |
| 1999 | 8.688227 |
| 1998 | 8.162388 |
| 1997 | 7.6605 |
| 1996 | 7.18403 |
| 1995 | 6.7360854 |
| 1994 | 6.315275 |
| 1993 | 5.9200144 |
| 1992 | 5.548111 |
| 1991 | 5.1958423 |
| 1990 | 4.8597174 |
| 1989 | 4.541664 |
| 1988 | 4.242053 |
| 1987 | 3.9612117 |
| 1986 | 3.6990025 |
| 1985 | 3.4549315 |
| 1984 | 3.2293398 |
| 1983 | 3.0220096 |
| 1982 | 2.8312802 |
| 1981 | 2.656357 |
| 1980 | 2.496318 |

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