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;2.20;45.16;35.74;16.91;
        Basic and lower;100.00;1.55;36.20;39.48;22.76;
        Medium;100.00;3.38;50.08;34.22;12.32;
        Upper;100.00;2.49;57.88;30.02;9.62;
    From 18 to 24 years old;
        TOTAL;100.00;7.88;67.81;19.85;4.46;
        Basic and lower;100.00;7.54;62.55;26.18;3.73;
        Medium;100.00;8.67;70.87;16.93;3.53;
        Upper;100.00;6.69;71.95;12.96;8.40;
    From 25 to 64 years old;
        TOTAL;100.00;1.77;46.99;34.86;16.38;
        Basic and lower;100.00;1.18;37.91;38.23;22.67;
        Medium;100.00;2.23;46.83;36.55;14.40;
        Upper;100.00;2.23;58.73;29.44;9.61;
    Aged 65 years old and over;
        TOTAL;100.00;1.37;29.96;45.03;23.63;
        Basic and lower;100.00;1.08;28.05;44.31;26.56;
        Medium;100.00;2.82;35.63;49.85;11.70;
        Upper;100.00;2.55;40.03;46.89;10.53;
Men;
    TOTAL;
        TOTAL;100.00;0.95;38.32;43.60;17.13;
        Basic and lower;100.00;1.05;32.35;45.36;21.23;
        Medium;100.00;1.25;43.18;41.72;13.85;
        Upper;100.00;0.49;45.82;41.75;11.94;
    From 18 to 24 years old;
        TOTAL;100.00;4.63;66.56;24.30;4.51;
        Basic and lower;100.00;5.00;62.00;29.63;3.36;
        Medium;100.00;4.90;71.49;20.29;3.32;
        Upper;100.00;2.53;68.18;17.41;11.87;
    From 25 to 64 years old;
        TOTAL;100.00;0.55;38.12;43.80;17.54;
        Basic and lower;100.00;0.73;32.36;44.80;22.11;
        Medium;100.00;0.54;38.62;44.89;15.96;
        Upper;100.00;0.29;46.13;41.55;12.03;
    Aged 65 years old and over;
        TOTAL;100.00;0.78;26.35;51.56;21.30;
        Basic and lower;100.00;0.67;23.90;51.13;24.30;
        Medium;100.00;0.96;31.93;52.76;14.34;
        Upper;100.00;1.24;34.64;52.90;11.22;
Women;
    TOTAL;
        TOTAL;100.00;3.42;51.85;28.05;16.68;
        Basic and lower;100.00;2.05;40.01;33.66;24.28;
        Medium;100.00;5.59;57.25;26.44;10.73;
        Upper;100.00;4.31;68.91;19.28;7.50;
    From 18 to 24 years old;
        TOTAL;100.00;11.33;69.13;15.14;4.40;
        Basic and lower;100.00;11.70;63.44;20.52;4.34;
        Medium;100.00;11.91;70.33;14.05;3.71;
        Upper;100.00;9.51;74.50;9.94;6.05;
    From 25 to 64 years old;
        TOTAL;100.00;3.02;56.05;25.74;15.19;
        Basic and lower;100.00;1.69;44.17;30.83;23.31;
        Medium;100.00;4.03;55.57;27.67;12.73;
        Upper;100.00;3.92;69.75;18.84;7.48;
    Aged 65 years old and over;
        TOTAL;100.00;1.86;32.94;39.64;25.55;
        Basic and lower;100.00;1.37;31.02;39.45;28.17;
        Medium;100.00;5.09;40.17;46.28;8.45;
        Upper;100.00;4.92;49.75;36.06;9.28;
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