In 2014,
- Over 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight
- Over 600 million were obese.
- Overall, about 13% of the world’s adult population (11% of men and 15% of women) were obese in 2014.
- In 2014, 39% of adults aged 18 years and over (38% of men and 40% of women) were overweight.
- The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1980 and 2014
Source: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/