Share of women who are overweight or obese in Barbados
Barbados: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 76.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Barbados, 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 Barbados stood at 76.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Barbados peaked at 76.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 1980.
That places Barbados 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 51.1% | — |
| 1981 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 52.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 53.6% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 55.7% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 56.8% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 57.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 60.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.4% | 51.1% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 56.2% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 62.2% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 68.4% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.7% | 76.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 18 Puerto Rico 77.4% compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 77.1% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 77.0% compare
- 22 Dominica 76.7% compare
- 23 Kuwait 76.6% compare
- 24 Mexico 76.2% compare
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,597 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Barbados?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Barbados was 76.9% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Barbados ranks 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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.