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Among the first in Europe, but this time for good

2026-08-03 19:32:40Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

While obesity is becoming one of Europe's biggest health challenges, Albania remains among the countries with the lowest rates on the continent.

According to Eurostat data, 12.6% of the Albanian population over 18 years old is classified as obese, for 2022, when the latest data for Albania are available. This level is below the European Union average of 16.3% and lower than in most countries in the region.

In the Western Balkans, only Montenegro results in a lower rate, 7.8%, while Bosnia and Herzegovina reaches 15.7%, North Macedonia 15.4% and Serbia 13.6%. Greece (12.8%) and Romania (12.9%) also rank slightly above Albania.

Malta tops the list, with more than one in four adults, or 26.6% of the population, classified as obese. It is followed by Latvia with 24.6%, Iceland with 24.2%, Finland with 23.2% and Ireland with 22.1%.

At the other end of the spectrum are Italy with just 7% and Montenegro with 7.8%, the two countries with the lowest obesity rates in Europe.

Europe is getting fatter

Eurostat data shows that obesity has been gradually increasing over the last decade. In 2025, around 16.3% of adults in the European Union were obese, compared to 15.2% in 2014.

If overweight people are also included, that is, those who are not yet obese but have a weight above normal, more than half of the adult population in the EU turns out to have problems with body weight.

Experts link this trend to an increasingly sedentary lifestyle, limited physical activity, and changes in eating habits.

What does the obesity index measure?

The indicator is based on the Body Mass Index (BMI), which is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of height in meters.

According to Eurostat's methodology, a person is considered obese when their BMI is 30 or higher. People with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 are classified as overweight, while the category of "overweight" that Eurostat uses often includes both overweight and obese people.

The data are collected for the population over 18 years of age and are based on the European Health Survey (EHIS) and Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). (Monitor)


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