Share of women who are obese in Singapore
Singapore: Share of women who are obese was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Singapore, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are obese in Singapore is 15.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Singapore peaked at 15.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1996.
Singapore ranks 159th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.1% | — |
| 1981 | 7.0% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.7% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More gender data for Singapore
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 724.18 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.914 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 23,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 23,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 24,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 24,045 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 22,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 23,277 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Singapore?
- Share of women who are obese in Singapore was 15.5% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1996.
- How does Singapore rank for share of women who are obese?
- Singapore ranks 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.