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Obesity among adult women
What this indicator measures
Share of women aged 18 and over whose body mass index is 30 or more, age-adjusted (WHO modeled estimate).
How to read this?
A value of 20% means 20 out of 100 adult women have a body mass index of at least 30.
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196countries with data
81.4 %maximum · Tonga
25.5 %median
2.4 %minimum · Vietnam
2024data year(s)
In brief
Obesity among adult women: across 196 countries and territories, values range from 2.4 % (Vietnam) to 81.4 % (Tonga), with a world median of 25.5 %. Data: 2024. The top 10% of countries exceed 48.3 %, while the bottom 10% stay below 11.2 %. By continent, the median is highest in Oceania (52.4 %) and lowest in Africa (18.4 %).
Median by continent
- Oceania 52.4 % (18)
- North America 43 % (26)
- South America 36.8 % (12)
- Asia 24.8 % (46)
- Europe 19.7 % (40)
- Africa 18.4 % (51)
Why this indicator matters
Obesity increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Looking at women separately shows gaps with men that vary between countries.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on diet, physical activity, income, urbanization, cultural norms, pregnancies and genetic factors.
Reading precautions
These are WHO modeled estimates, age-adjusted. They rely on surveys that do not exist for all countries and years.
Full ranking
ranked from lowest to highest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 2.4 % | 2024 |
| 2e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 3.7 % | 2024 |
| 3e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 4.3 % | 2024 |
| 4e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 4.4 % | 2024 |
| 5e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 4.4 % | 2024 |
| 6e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 5.5 % | 2024 |
| 7e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 5.8 % | 2024 |
| 8e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 6 % | 2024 |
| 9e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 6.2 % | 2024 |
| 10e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 7.2 % | 2024 |
| 11e | 🇨🇳 China | 8.4 % | 2024 |
| 12e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 8.6 % | 2024 |
| 13e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 8.7 % | 2024 |
| 14e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 8.8 % | 2024 |
| 15e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 9 % | 2024 |
| 16e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 9.1 % | 2024 |
| 17e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 10.3 % | 2024 |
| 18e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 10.4 % | 2024 |
| 19e | 🇮🇳 India | 10.4 % | 2024 |
| 20e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 10.7 % | 2024 |
| 21e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 11.6 % | 2024 |
| 22e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 11.7 % | 2024 |
| 23e | 🇫🇷 France | 11.7 % | 2024 |
| 24e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 12.1 % | 2024 |
| 25e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 13 % | 2024 |
| 26e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 13.1 % | 2024 |
| 27e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 13.2 % | 2024 |
| 28e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 13.3 % | 2024 |
| 29e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 13.3 % | 2024 |
| 30e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 13.3 % | 2024 |
| 31e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 14 % | 2024 |
| 32e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 14.1 % | 2024 |
| 33e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 14.5 % | 2024 |
| 34e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 14.6 % | 2024 |
| 35e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 14.6 % | 2024 |
| 36e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 14.7 % | 2024 |
| 37e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 15 % | 2024 |
| 38e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 15.1 % | 2024 |
| 39e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 15.2 % | 2024 |
| 40e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 15.5 % | 2024 |
| 41e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 16.2 % | 2024 |
| 42e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 16.2 % | 2024 |
| 43e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 16.5 % | 2024 |
| 44e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 16.5 % | 2024 |
| 45e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 16.6 % | 2024 |
| 46e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 16.8 % | 2024 |
| 47e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 16.8 % | 2024 |
| 48e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 16.8 % | 2024 |
| 49e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 16.9 % | 2024 |
| 50e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 17.1 % | 2024 |
| 51e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 17.1 % | 2024 |
| 52e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 17.3 % | 2024 |
| 53e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 17.5 % | 2024 |
| 54e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 17.6 % | 2024 |
| 55e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 17.6 % | 2024 |
| 56e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 17.7 % | 2024 |
| 57e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 18 % | 2024 |
| 58e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 18 % | 2024 |
| 59e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 18.2 % | 2024 |
| 60e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 18.2 % | 2024 |
| 61e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 18.4 % | 2024 |
| 62e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 18.9 % | 2024 |
| 63e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 19 % | 2024 |
| 64e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 19 % | 2024 |
| 65e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 19.1 % | 2024 |
| 66e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 19.2 % | 2024 |
| 67e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 19.5 % | 2024 |
| 68e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 19.6 % | 2024 |
| 69e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 19.7 % | 2024 |
| 70e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 19.8 % | 2024 |
| 71e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 19.9 % | 2024 |
| 72e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 20 % | 2024 |
| 73e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 21 % | 2024 |
| 74e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 21.2 % | 2024 |
| 75e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 21.3 % | 2024 |
| 76e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 21.3 % | 2024 |
| 77e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 21.7 % | 2024 |
| 78e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 21.9 % | 2024 |
| 79e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 22 % | 2024 |
| 80e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 22 % | 2024 |
| 81e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 22.1 % | 2024 |
| 82e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 22.1 % | 2024 |
| 83e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 22.4 % | 2024 |
| 84e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 23 % | 2024 |
| 85e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 23.1 % | 2024 |
| 86e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 23.3 % | 2024 |
| 87e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 23.9 % | 2024 |
| 88e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 24.2 % | 2024 |
| 89e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 24.4 % | 2024 |
| 90e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 24.7 % | 2024 |
| 91e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 24.7 % | 2024 |
| 92e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 24.9 % | 2024 |
| 93e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 25 % | 2024 |
| 94e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 25.4 % | 2024 |
| 95e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 25.4 % | 2024 |
| 96e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 25.4 % | 2024 |
| 97e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 25.4 % | 2024 |
| 98e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 25.5 % | 2024 |
| 99e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 25.5 % | 2024 |
| 100e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 25.9 % | 2024 |
| 101e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 26.2 % | 2024 |
| 102e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 26.2 % | 2024 |
| 103e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 26.2 % | 2024 |
| 104e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 26.9 % | 2024 |
| 105e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 26.9 % | 2024 |
| 106e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 27 % | 2024 |
| 107e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 27.1 % | 2024 |
| 108e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 27.6 % | 2024 |
| 109e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 27.6 % | 2024 |
| 110e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 27.6 % | 2024 |
| 111e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 27.7 % | 2024 |
| 112e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 27.9 % | 2024 |
| 113e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 28 % | 2024 |
| 114e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 28.5 % | 2024 |
| 115e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 28.9 % | 2024 |
| 116e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 28.9 % | 2024 |
| 117e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 29.7 % | 2024 |
| 118e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 29.9 % | 2024 |
| 119e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 30 % | 2024 |
| 120e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 30.4 % | 2024 |
| 121e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 30.5 % | 2024 |
| 122e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 30.7 % | 2024 |
| 123e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 31.6 % | 2024 |
| 124e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 31.7 % | 2024 |
| 125e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 31.8 % | 2024 |
| 126e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 32 % | 2024 |
| 127e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 32.1 % | 2024 |
| 128e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 32.2 % | 2024 |
| 129e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 32.8 % | 2024 |
| 130e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 33.3 % | 2024 |
| 131e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 33.4 % | 2024 |
| 132e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 33.7 % | 2024 |
| 133e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 33.9 % | 2024 |
| 134e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 33.9 % | 2024 |
| 135e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 34.1 % | 2024 |
| 136e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 35.2 % | 2024 |
| 137e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 35.7 % | 2024 |
| 138e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 35.9 % | 2024 |
| 139e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 36 % | 2024 |
| 140e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 36.1 % | 2024 |
| 141e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 36.8 % | 2024 |
| 142e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 37.2 % | 2024 |
| 143e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 37.4 % | 2024 |
| 144e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 37.7 % | 2024 |
| 145e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 38.4 % | 2024 |
| 146e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 38.4 % | 2024 |
| 147e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 38.8 % | 2024 |
| 148e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 39.3 % | 2024 |
| 149e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 39.4 % | 2024 |
| 150e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 39.5 % | 2024 |
| 151e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 39.8 % | 2024 |
| 152e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 40.1 % | 2024 |
| 153e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 40.2 % | 2024 |
| 154e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 40.3 % | 2024 |
| 155e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 41 % | 2024 |
| 156e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 41.2 % | 2024 |
| 157e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 41.4 % | 2024 |
| 158e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 41.8 % | 2024 |
| 159e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 41.9 % | 2024 |
| 160e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 41.9 % | 2024 |
| 161e | 🇺🇸 United States | 42.4 % | 2024 |
| 162e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 42.5 % | 2024 |
| 163e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 43.5 % | 2024 |
| 164e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 43.6 % | 2024 |
| 165e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 43.8 % | 2024 |
| 166e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 44.9 % | 2024 |
| 167e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 45 % | 2024 |
| 168e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 45.9 % | 2024 |
| 169e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 46.3 % | 2024 |
| 170e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 46.4 % | 2024 |
| 171e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 46.7 % | 2024 |
| 172e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 46.8 % | 2024 |
| 173e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 47.5 % | 2024 |
| 174e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 47.6 % | 2024 |
| 175e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 47.8 % | 2024 |
| 176e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 47.8 % | 2024 |
| 177e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 48.8 % | 2024 |
| 178e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 50 % | 2024 |
| 179e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 50.1 % | 2024 |
| 180e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 50.1 % | 2024 |
| 181e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 50.2 % | 2024 |
| 182e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 50.9 % | 2024 |
| 183e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 51.9 % | 2024 |
| 184e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 52.9 % | 2024 |
| 185e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 53.5 % | 2024 |
| 186e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 55.3 % | 2024 |
| 187e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 57 % | 2024 |
| 188e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 57 % | 2024 |
| 189e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 57.1 % | 2024 |
| 190e | 🇳🇺 Niue | 70.2 % | 2024 |
| 191e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 71.4 % | 2024 |
| 192e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 72.3 % | 2024 |
| 193e | 🇨🇰 Cook Islands | 73.9 % | 2024 |
| 194e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 76.4 % | 2024 |
| 195e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 81.1 % | 2024 |
| 196e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 81.4 % | 2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Obesity among adult women"?
The highest value is in Tonga, at 81.4 % (2024).
Which country has the lowest value for "Obesity among adult women"?
The lowest value is in Vietnam, at 2.4 % (2024).
What is the world median value of "Obesity among adult women"?
The world median is 25.5 %, calculated across 196 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Obesity among adult women" for France?
France scores 11.7 % (2024), ranking 23 out of 196 countries (ranked from lowest to highest).
Where does the "Obesity among adult women" data come from?
It comes from OMS – Global Health Observatory (obésité des adultes, standardisée selon l'âge). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
Who is considered obese?
An adult whose body mass index is 30 or more.
Why separate women and men?
Because obesity levels are not the same by sex, and the social and cultural causes differ.
Source and update
Source : OMS – Global Health Observatory (obésité des adultes, standardisée selon l'âge). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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- Tobacco use among menShare of men aged 15 and over who currently use tobacco (smoked or smokeless, daily or occasionally) (WHO estimate).
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