Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Mongolia
Mongolia: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 26.6 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia stood at 26.6. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Mongolia peaked at 26.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.4, in 1975.
Mongolia ranks 77th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.4 | — |
| 1976 | 22.5 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.6 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 22.8 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 22.9 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 23 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 23.3 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 23.4 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 23.5 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 24.2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 24.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.6 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.9 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.6 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.64 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.45 | 23 | 23.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.35 | 24 | 24.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.25 | 24.8 | 25.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.21 | 25.9 | 26.6 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 33,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 33,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 34,641 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Mongolia?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Mongolia was 26.6 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4 in 1975.
- How does Mongolia rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Mongolia ranks 77th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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'.