Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Qatar
Qatar: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 30.1 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Qatar, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 30.1 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 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Qatar peaked at 30.1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.7, in 1975.
Qatar ranks 15th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 26.7 | — |
| 1976 | 26.7 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 27.2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 27.3 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 27.4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 27.8 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 27.9 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 27.9 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 28.1 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 28.2 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 28.4 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 28.6 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 28.7 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 28.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.8 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.9 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 29 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.1 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.2 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.3 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.4 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.6 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.7 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.8 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.1 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.82 | 26.7 | 27 | 5 |
| 1980s | 27.34 | 27 | 27.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.17 | 27.8 | 28.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.04 | 28.7 | 29.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8 | 29.5 | 30.1 | 7 |
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More gender data for Qatar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 510.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9268 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,440 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,894 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,180 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Qatar?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Qatar was 30.1 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7 in 1975.
- How does Qatar rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Qatar ranks 15th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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'.