Share of women who are obese in Austria
Austria: Share of women who are obese was 13.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Austria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 13.3% for share of women who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Austria peaked at 13.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1980.
That places Austria 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.9% | — |
| 1981 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 9.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 13.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 49% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Austria's 13.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.2%, 62% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.8% | 13.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More gender data for Austria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,231 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.25 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,849 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,849 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Austria?
- Share of women who are obese in Austria was 13.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are obese recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1980.
- How does Austria rank for share of women who are obese?
- Austria ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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 Share of women who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.