Share of women who are obese in Portugal
Portugal: Share of women who are obese was 19.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Portugal, 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 Portugal stood at 19.0%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Portugal peaked at 19.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1987.
Portugal ranks 136th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.2% | — |
| 1981 | 16.2% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16.2% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 16.1% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.2% | 16.1% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.2% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 17.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 19.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.0% | 19.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More gender data for Portugal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,308 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1109 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,087 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 44,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 40,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Portugal?
- Share of women who are obese in Portugal was 19.0% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1987.
- How does Portugal rank for share of women who are obese?
- Portugal ranks 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.