Share of women who are overweight or obese in Armenia
Armenia: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 57.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Armenia, 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 Armenia stood at 57.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Armenia peaked at 57.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 1980.
That places Armenia 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.9% | — |
| 1981 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 45.4% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 45.8% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 47.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 48.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 48.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.8% | 42.9% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 47.1% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 51.3% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 54.8% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 57.2% | 57.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More gender data for Armenia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 493.98 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,646 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 17,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 18,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 18,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,726 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Armenia?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Armenia was 57.8% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1980.
- How does Armenia rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Armenia ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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.