Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Israel
Israel: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 26.9 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Israel, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Israel is 26.9, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Israel peaked at 26.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.5, in 1975.
Israel ranks 67th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 24.5 | — |
| 1976 | 24.5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 24.7 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 24.9 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 25.1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 25.3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 25.4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25.6 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25.7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.1 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.77 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.46 | 26.2 | 26.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.83 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More gender data for Israel
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,625 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1966 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 83,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 88,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 84,726 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Israel?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Israel was 26.9 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5 in 1975.
- How does Israel rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Israel ranks 67th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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'.