Share of women who are obese in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of women who are obese was 44.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Seychelles, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 44.9% 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 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Seychelles peaked at 44.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1980.
That places Seychelles 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.7% | — |
| 1981 | 16.2% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 17.3% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 17.8% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 18.3% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 18.9% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 19.5% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 21.3% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 21.9% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 22.6% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 23.2% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 23.9% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 26.6% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | +2.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 44.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 1.7× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 44.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 15.7% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 21.3% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 28.0% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 34.5% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 41.5% | 44.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Seychelles?
- Share of women who are obese in Seychelles was 44.9% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1980.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of women who are obese?
- Seychelles ranks 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.