Share of women who are obese in Bermuda
Bermuda: Share of women who are obese was 43.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Bermuda, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 43.5% for share of women who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Bermuda peaked at 43.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1980.
That places Bermuda 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.9% | — |
| 1981 | 12.3% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 15.4% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 16.6% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 19.9% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 21.3% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 43.5% | +1.8% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 43.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 1.6× the median. (66 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.1% | 11.9% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 17.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 24.6% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 32.5% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 40.4% | 43.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 33 Seychelles 44.9% compare
- 34 Grenada 43.8% compare
- 35 Antigua and Barbuda 43.6% compare
- 37 Eswatini 42.5% compare
- 38 United States 42.4% compare
- 39 Jordan 41.9% compare
More gender data for Bermuda
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 249 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 259 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 257 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 267 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 261 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 271 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 271 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 282 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Bermuda?
- Share of women who are obese in Bermuda was 43.5% 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 Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1980.
- How does Bermuda rank for share of women who are obese?
- Bermuda ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda 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.