Share of women who are obese in Estonia
Estonia: Share of women who are obese was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Estonia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 20.0% for share of women who are obese in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Estonia peaked at 20.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1988.
Estonia ranks 127th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.0% | — |
| 1981 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 15.9% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 15.9% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 15.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 15.8% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 15.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 15.8% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.7% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 20.3% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.0% | 20.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More gender data for Estonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 178.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,416 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 6,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 6,444 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Estonia?
- Share of women who are obese in Estonia was 20.0% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1988.
- How does Estonia rank for share of women who are obese?
- Estonia ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.