European Health Survey  
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Body Mass Index of the adult population by sex, age group, and educational level. Population aged 18 years old and over.
Units: percentage

	TOTAL	Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2)	Normal weight (18.5 kg/m2 <= BMI < 25 kg/m2)	Overweight (25 kg/m2 <= BMI < 30 kg/m2)	Obesity (BMI >= 30 kg/m2)	
Both sexes	
    TOTAL	
        TOTAL	100.00	2.08	44.28	37.63	16.01	
        Basic and lower	100.00	1.49	34.85	42.14	21.52	
        Medium	100.00	2.65	48.55	35.77	13.03	
        Upper	100.00	2.52	55.10	32.31	10.06	
    From 18 to 24 years old	
        TOTAL	100.00	5.93	69.17	20.30	4.61	
        Basic and lower	100.00	6.37	61.50	23.50	8.63	
        Medium	100.00	5.79	72.19	18.80	3.21	
        Upper	100.00	5.63	72.66	19.44	2.26	
    From 25 to 64 years old	
        TOTAL	100.00	1.89	45.28	37.03	15.80	
        Basic and lower	100.00	1.20	36.20	41.18	21.42	
        Medium	100.00	2.04	43.90	38.74	15.32	
        Upper	100.00	2.50	55.44	31.73	10.33	
    Aged 65 years old and over	
        TOTAL	100.00	1.22	31.76	46.04	20.99	
        Basic and lower	100.00	1.24	28.69	46.48	23.59	
        Medium	100.00	1.22	38.00	45.59	15.19	
        Upper	100.00	1.09	42.86	44.10	11.95	
Men	
    TOTAL	
        TOTAL	100.00	0.84	37.76	44.90	16.50	
        Basic and lower	100.00	0.97	30.75	47.06	21.22	
        Medium	100.00	0.86	41.42	43.96	13.77	
        Upper	100.00	0.63	45.79	42.27	11.30	
    From 18 to 24 years old	
        TOTAL	100.00	3.26	68.85	23.32	4.57	
        Basic and lower	100.00	5.62	59.38	27.80	7.20	
        Medium	100.00	2.27	72.83	21.48	3.41	
        Upper	100.00	1.50	75.79	19.90	2.81	
    From 25 to 64 years old	
        TOTAL	100.00	0.54	36.96	45.38	17.12	
        Basic and lower	100.00	0.63	30.92	46.22	22.22	
        Medium	100.00	0.52	34.67	48.55	16.26	
        Upper	100.00	0.46	45.62	42.31	11.62	
    Aged 65 years old and over	
        TOTAL	100.00	0.81	26.91	52.69	19.58	
        Basic and lower	100.00	0.70	24.31	52.89	22.09	
        Medium	100.00	0.50	29.33	54.02	16.15	
        Upper	100.00	1.44	34.97	50.98	12.61	
Women	
    TOTAL	
        TOTAL	100.00	3.28	50.63	30.56	15.54	
        Basic and lower	100.00	2.01	38.95	37.23	21.81	
        Medium	100.00	4.44	55.65	27.62	12.29	
        Upper	100.00	4.26	63.65	23.17	8.92	
    From 18 to 24 years old	
        TOTAL	100.00	8.87	69.52	16.96	4.65	
        Basic and lower	100.00	7.48	64.65	17.10	10.77	
        Medium	100.00	9.48	71.53	16.00	3.00	
        Upper	100.00	8.98	70.12	19.08	1.82	
    From 25 to 64 years old	
        TOTAL	100.00	3.24	53.67	28.62	14.47	
        Basic and lower	100.00	1.86	42.42	35.25	20.47	
        Medium	100.00	3.53	52.95	29.12	14.40	
        Upper	100.00	4.28	64.03	22.48	9.20	
    Aged 65 years old and over	
        TOTAL	100.00	1.55	35.78	40.52	22.15	
        Basic and lower	100.00	1.63	31.85	41.84	24.68	
        Medium	100.00	1.94	46.68	37.15	14.23	
        Upper	100.00	0.57	54.59	33.87	10.97	
Notes:
1) Body Mass Index = [weight(kg) / height(m) squared]

 The symbol '.'  shall be deemed as datum which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as datum which is not collected for that classification of the table
 The data corresponding to cells with less than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error
Source: National Statistics Institute