Share of women who are obese in Barbados
Barbados: Share of women who are obese was 50.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 50.0% 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 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Barbados peaked at 50.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1980.
Barbados ranks 20th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.6% | — |
| 1981 | 17.1% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 18.2% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 18.7% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 19.8% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 22.9% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 25.7% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 28.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.0% | 16.6% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 22.2% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 29.7% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 38.1% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 46.7% | 50.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 50.2% compare
- 18 Qatar 50.1% compare
- 19 Jamaica 50.1% compare
- 21 Fiji 48.8% compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 47.8% compare
- 23 Puerto Rico 47.8% compare
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,597 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Barbados?
- Share of women who are obese in Barbados was 50.0% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for share of women who are obese?
- Barbados ranks 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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.