Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Thailand
Thailand: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 25 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Thailand, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 25 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Thailand peaked at 25 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21, in 1975.
Thailand ranks 132nd 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 21 | — |
| 1976 | 21.1 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 21.2 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 21.3 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 21.5 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 21.6 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 21.7 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 21.8 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 21.9 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 22 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 22.1 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 22.2 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 22.3 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 22.4 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 22.5 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 22.6 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 22.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 22.8 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 22.9 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 23 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 23.2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23.3 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 23.4 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 23.5 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 23.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 25 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.22 | 21 | 21.5 | 5 |
| 1980s | 22.05 | 21.6 | 22.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.02 | 22.6 | 23.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.86 | 23.5 | 24.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7 | 24.4 | 25 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 62,045 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 62,045 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1546 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Thailand?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Thailand was 25 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 1975.
- How does Thailand rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Thailand ranks 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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'.