Share of women who are overweight or obese in Algeria
Algeria: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Algeria, 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 overweight or obese in Algeria stood at 65.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Algeria peaked at 65.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 1980.
Algeria ranks 65th 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 overweight or obese in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.9% | — |
| 1981 | 39.4% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 41.6% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 42.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 43.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 43.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 44.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 49.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.3% | 38.9% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 44.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 51.4% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 58.2% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 63.5% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 65.9% compare
- 63 Mauritania 65.9% compare
- 64 Iran 65.0% compare
- 66 New Zealand 64.7% compare
- 67 Türkiye 64.6% compare
- 68 Uzbekistan 64.5% compare
More gender data for Algeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,418 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 436,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 429,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 447,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 440,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 459,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 452,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 471,366 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Algeria?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Algeria was 65.0% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 1980.
- How does Algeria rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Algeria ranks 65th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.