Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Jordan
Jordan: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 29.8 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Jordan, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 29.8 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Jordan peaked at 29.8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.5, in 1975.
That places Jordan 16th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 26.5 | — |
| 1976 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 27.3 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 27.6 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 27.8 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 27.9 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 28.1 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 28.2 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 28.4 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 28.6 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 28.7 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 28.8 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 28.9 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 28.9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 29.1 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 29.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.2 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.3 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.4 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 29.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.6 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.7 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.8 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7 | 26.5 | 26.9 | 5 |
| 1980s | 27.51 | 27 | 28.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.63 | 28.2 | 29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.28 | 29.1 | 29.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.63 | 29.5 | 29.8 | 7 |
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More gender data for Jordan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,402 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1309 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,047 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,047 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 110,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 115,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 110,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 115,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 110,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Jordan?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Jordan was 29.8 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5 in 1975.
- How does Jordan rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Jordan ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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'.