Share of women who are obese in Malta
Malta: Share of women who are obese was 27.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Malta, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 27.6% for share of women who are obese in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Malta peaked at 28.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1990.
That places Malta 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.7% | — |
| 1981 | 25.7% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 25.6% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 25.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 25.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 25.5% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 25.4% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 26.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | -0.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 27.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Malta's 27.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.4%, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.5% | 25.4% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 25.4% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 26.6% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 28.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.6% | 28.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Malta?
- Share of women who are obese in Malta was 27.6% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for share of women who are obese?
- Malta ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.