Share of women who are overweight or obese in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 64.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Azerbaijan, 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 overweight or obese in Azerbaijan is 64.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Azerbaijan peaked at 64.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1980.
That places Azerbaijan 70th 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 Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.4% | — |
| 1981 | 40.0% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 41.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 41.9% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 42.6% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 43.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 44.6% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 45.9% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 46.6% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 47.3% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 48.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 48.6% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 50.8% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 52.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.3% | 39.4% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 45.9% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 52.9% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 59.3% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 63.1% | 64.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More gender data for Azerbaijan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,956 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 62,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 57,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 63,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 58,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 65,654 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 61,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 68,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Azerbaijan?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Azerbaijan was 64.2% 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1980.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Azerbaijan ranks 70th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.