Share of women who are obese in Egypt
Egypt: Share of women who are obese was 57.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Egypt, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are obese in Egypt is 57.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Egypt peaked at 57.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 9th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.0% | — |
| 1981 | 18.7% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 19.4% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 20.1% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 20.9% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 21.7% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 22.5% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 23.4% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 24.2% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 25.1% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 26.1% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 27.0% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 28.0% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.4% | 18.0% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 26.1% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 36.9% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 46.9% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 54.7% | 57.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Egypt?
- Share of women who are obese in Egypt was 57.1% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for share of women who are obese?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.