Share of women who are obese in Israel
Israel: Share of women who are obese was 22.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Israel, 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 Israel stood at 22.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Israel peaked at 23.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1980.
Israel ranks 117th 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.7% | — |
| 1981 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 15.5% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 15.7% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 16.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 17.0% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 17.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.8% | 14.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 17.2% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 20.7% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 22.8% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.1% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More gender data for Israel
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,625 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1966 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 83,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 88,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 84,726 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 89,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 86,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 90,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Israel?
- Share of women who are obese in Israel was 22.1% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1980.
- How does Israel rank for share of women who are obese?
- Israel ranks 117th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.