Share of women who are obese in Norway
Norway: Share of women who are obese was 19.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Norway, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 19.2% for share of women who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Norway peaked at 19.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1980.
That places Norway 133rd 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.3% | — |
| 1981 | 7.4% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 7.8% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 8.3% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 9.1% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 8.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.8% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.1% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.9% | 19.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Norway?
- Share of women who are obese in Norway was 19.2% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1980.
- How does Norway rank for share of women who are obese?
- Norway ranks 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.