Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Egypt
Egypt: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 31.4 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Egypt, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Egypt stood at 31.4. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Egypt peaked at 31.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.1, in 1975.
That places Egypt 7th out of 190 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 25.1 | — |
| 1976 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 25.4 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 25.7 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 26 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 26.3 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 26.6 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 27 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 27.3 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 27.6 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 27.9 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 28.2 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 28.4 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 28.7 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 28.9 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 29 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.2 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.3 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 29.5 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.6 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.8 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.1 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.2 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 30.4 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 30.6 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 30.7 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.9 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 31.1 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.2 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.4 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.38 | 25.1 | 25.7 | 5 |
| 1980s | 26.48 | 25.8 | 27.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.97 | 27.3 | 28.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.55 | 28.9 | 30.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9 | 30.4 | 31.4 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 4 Cook Islands 33.1 compare
- 5 Naoero 32.7 compare
- 6 Tuvalu 31.6 compare
- 7 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.4 compare
- 9 Kiribati 31.1 compare
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30.7 compare
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Egypt?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Egypt was 31.4 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1 in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Egypt ranks 7th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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'.