Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Seychelles
Seychelles: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 27.9 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles is 27.9, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Seychelles peaked at 27.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.8, in 1975.
Seychelles ranks 39th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.8 | — |
| 1976 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 24.1 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 24.3 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 24.6 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 25.6 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.3 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.8 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.9 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.05 | 24.6 | 25.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.05 | 25.6 | 26.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.99 | 26.6 | 27.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.69 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.2 compare
- 37 Chile 28.1 compare
- 38 New Zealand 28 compare
- 39 Azerbaijan 27.9 compare
- 39 Costa Rica 27.9 compare
- 39 Ecuador 27.9 compare
- 39 Nicaragua 27.9 compare
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Seychelles?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Seychelles was 27.9 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8 in 1975.
- How does Seychelles rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Seychelles ranks 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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'.