Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Cambodia
Cambodia: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 22.3 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Cambodia, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 22.3 for mean body mass index (bmi) in women in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Cambodia peaked at 22.3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18, in 1975.
That places Cambodia 178th out of 190 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 18 | — |
| 1976 | 18.1 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 18.1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 18.2 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 18.3 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 18.4 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 18.5 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 18.6 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 18.8 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 18.9 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 19.1 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 19.2 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 19.3 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 19.4 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 19.6 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 19.7 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 19.8 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 19.9 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 20 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 20.1 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 20.2 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 20.3 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 20.4 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 20.5 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 20.6 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 20.7 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 20.8 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 20.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.9 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 21 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.1 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 21.2 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.3 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.4 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.5 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.6 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 21.7 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.8 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 22 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 22.1 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 22.2 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 22.3 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.14 | 18 | 18.3 | 5 |
| 1980s | 18.98 | 18.4 | 19.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.15 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.07 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.96 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 175 Rwanda 22.8 compare
- 176 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 22.6 compare
- 177 Nepal 22.5 compare
- 178 Niger 22.3 compare
- 180 Burkina Faso 22.1 compare
- 181 Bangladesh 22 compare
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Cambodia?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Cambodia was 22.3 in 2016, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 1975.
- How does Cambodia rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Cambodia ranks 178th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mean body mass index (BMI) in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Body mass index (BMI) is measured as a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by her height (in meters), squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to <25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to <30 as 'overweight'; and >30.0 as 'obese'.