Share of women who are obese in Chile
Chile: Share of women who are obese was 46.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Chile, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who are obese in Chile stood at 46.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Chile peaked at 46.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1980.
Chile ranks 28th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.6% | — |
| 1981 | 11.1% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 12.7% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 17.3% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 21.9% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 22.7% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 46.4% | +2.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 46.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 1.7× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Chile's 46.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.0%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 10.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 16.5% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 24.3% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 32.7% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 42.5% | 46.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 17,310 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 17,310 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Chile?
- Share of women who are obese in Chile was 46.4% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1980.
- How does Chile rank for share of women who are obese?
- Chile ranks 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.