Share of women who are overweight or obese in Angola
Angola: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 42.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Angola, 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 Angola stood at 42.8%. 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 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Angola peaked at 42.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1980.
Angola ranks 146th 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 Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.0% | — |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 15.4% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 16.6% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 21.3% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 22.8% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.1% | 12.0% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 17.2% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 24.4% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 32.4% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 39.8% | 42.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More gender data for Angola
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,236 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 676,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 689,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 656,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 667,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 640,250 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 650,400 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 626,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 635,921 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Angola?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Angola was 42.8% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1980.
- How does Angola rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Angola ranks 146th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.