Share of women who are obese in Greenland
Greenland: Share of women who are obese was 32.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Greenland, 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 Greenland stood at 32.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Greenland peaked at 32.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1980.
Greenland ranks 73rd 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.0% | — |
| 1981 | 14.2% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 14.5% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 15.0% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 15.2% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 15.5% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 17.7% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 16.7% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 21.0% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.6% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More gender data for Greenland
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 360 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 369 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 397 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 384 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 403 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Greenland?
- Share of women who are obese in Greenland was 32.0% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1980.
- How does Greenland rank for share of women who are obese?
- Greenland ranks 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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.