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Mean body mass index of men
What this indicator measures
Mean body mass index (weight in kg divided by height in meters squared) of adult men aged 18 and over, age-adjusted to allow comparison between countries (WHO modeled estimate).
How to read this?
A BMI of 25 corresponds, for example, to 75 kg at 1.73 m; from 18.5 to 25, weight is considered normal.
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190countries with data
32.7 kg/m²maximum · Cook Islands
25.9 kg/m²median
20.1 kg/m²minimum · Ethiopia
2016data year(s)
In brief
The "Mean body mass index of men" ranking covers 190 countries and territories. Lowest value: Ethiopia (20.1 kg/m²). Highest value: Cook Islands (32.7 kg/m²). Median: 25.9 kg/m² (data: 2016). The top 10% of countries exceed 28 kg/m², while the bottom 10% stay below 22.1 kg/m². By continent, the median is highest in Oceania (28.9 kg/m²) and lowest in Africa (22.5 kg/m²).
Median by continent
- Oceania 28.9 kg/m² (16)
- Europe 27 kg/m² (40)
- North America 26.5 kg/m² (23)
- South America 26.4 kg/m² (12)
- Asia 25.3 kg/m² (46)
- Africa 22.5 kg/m² (50)
Why this indicator matters
The mean body mass index summarizes a population's body size. It is used to track undernutrition on one side and overweight on the other.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on diet, physical activity, income, urbanization, genetics and the availability of processed foods.
Reading precautions
WHO modeled estimate based on surveys of varied dates, and whose latest edition dates back several years. BMI does not distinguish muscle from fat.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇨🇰 Cook Islands | 32.7 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 2e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 32.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 3e | 🇳🇺 Niue | 31.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 4e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 30.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 5e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 30.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 6e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 30 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 7e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 29.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 8e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 29.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 9e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 29 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 9e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 29 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 11e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 28.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 11e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 28.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 11e | 🇺🇸 United States | 28.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 14e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 28.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 15e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 28.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 15e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 28.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 17e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 28.1 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 17e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 28.1 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 19e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 28 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 19e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 28 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 19e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 28 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 22e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 27.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 22e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 27.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 22e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 27.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 25e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 27.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 25e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 27.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 25e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 27.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 25e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 27.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 29e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 27.7 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 30e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 27.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 30e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 27.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 32e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 27.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 32e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 27.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 32e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 27.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 32e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 27.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 32e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 27.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 37e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 27.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 37e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 27.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 39e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 27.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 39e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 27.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 39e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 27.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 39e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 27.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 39e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 27.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 39e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 27.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 39e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 27.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 39e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 27.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 47e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 27.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 48e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 27.1 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 48e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 27.1 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 48e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 27.1 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 51e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 27 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 51e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 27 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 51e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 27 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 51e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 27 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 51e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 27 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 51e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 27 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 51e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 27 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 51e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 27 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 59e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 26.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 59e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 26.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 59e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 26.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 62e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 26.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 62e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 26.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 64e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 26.7 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 64e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 26.7 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 66e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 26.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 66e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 26.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 66e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 26.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 66e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 26.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 66e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 26.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 66e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 26.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 66e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 26.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 66e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 26.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 74e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 26.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 74e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 26.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 74e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 26.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 74e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 26.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 74e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 26.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 74e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 26.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 80e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 26.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 80e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 26.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 80e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 26.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 80e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 26.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 80e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 26.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 85e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 26.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 85e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 26.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 85e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 26.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 85e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 26.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 89e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 26.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 89e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 26.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 89e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 26.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 92e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 26.1 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 92e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 26.1 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 94e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 26 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 95e | 🇫🇷 France | 25.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 95e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 25.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 95e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 25.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 95e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 25.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 99e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 25.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 99e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 25.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 99e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 25.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 99e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 25.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 103e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 25.7 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 103e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 25.7 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 103e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 25.7 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 106e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 25.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 106e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 25.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 108e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 25.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 108e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 25.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 108e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 25.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 111e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 25.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 111e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 25.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 113e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 25.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 113e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 25.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 113e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 25.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 116e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 25.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 116e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 25.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 116e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 25.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 119e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 25.1 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 120e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 25 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 120e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 25 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 122e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 24.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 123e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 24.7 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 124e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 24.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 124e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 24.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 126e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 24.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 127e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 24.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 128e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 24.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 129e | 🇨🇳 China | 24.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 129e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 24.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 131e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 24 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 132e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 23.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 132e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 23.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 134e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 23.7 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 135e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 23.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 135e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 23.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 135e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 23.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 138e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 23.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 139e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 23.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 139e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 23.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 139e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 23.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 142e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 23.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 142e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 23.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 144e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 23.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 145e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 23.1 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 146e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 22.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 146e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 22.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 148e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 22.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 148e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 22.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 150e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 22.7 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 150e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 22.7 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 152e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 22.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 152e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 22.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 152e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 22.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 155e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 22.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 155e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 22.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 155e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 22.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 155e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 22.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 155e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 22.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 155e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 22.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 155e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 22.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 155e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 22.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 163e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 22.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 164e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 22.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 164e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 22.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 164e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 22.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 164e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 22.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 168e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 22.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 168e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 22.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 168e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 22.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 171e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 22.1 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 171e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 22.1 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 173e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 22 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 173e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 22 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 175e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 21.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 175e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 21.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 175e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 21.9 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 178e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 21.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 178e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 21.8 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 180e | 🇮🇳 India | 21.7 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 181e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 21.6 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 182e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 21.5 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 183e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 21.4 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 184e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 21.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 184e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 21.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 184e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 21.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 184e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 21.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 184e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 21.3 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 189e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 20.2 kg/m² | 2016 |
| 190e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 20.1 kg/m² | 2016 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Mean body mass index of men"?
The highest value is in Cook Islands, at 32.7 kg/m² (2016).
Which country has the lowest value for "Mean body mass index of men"?
The lowest value is in Ethiopia, at 20.1 kg/m² (2016).
What is the world median value of "Mean body mass index of men"?
The world median is 25.9 kg/m², calculated across 190 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Mean body mass index of men" for France?
France scores 25.9 kg/m² (2016), ranking 95 out of 190 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Mean body mass index of men" data come from?
It comes from OMS – Global Health Observatory (IMC moyen standardisé selon l'âge, adultes 18 ans et plus). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
How is BMI calculated?
Weight in kilograms is divided by height in meters, squared.
Why are values age-adjusted?
To compare countries with different age structures without age distorting the average.
Source and update
Source : OMS – Global Health Observatory (IMC moyen standardisé selon l'âge, adultes 18 ans et plus). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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