Share of women who are overweight or obese in Belarus
Belarus: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 49.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Belarus, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 49.3% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Belarus peaked at 53.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2024.
Belarus ranks 120th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 53.1% | — |
| 1981 | 52.9% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 52.8% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 52.6% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 52.5% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 52.2% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 52.0% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 51.9% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 51.6% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | -0.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 49.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 49.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.5%, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.4% | 51.7% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 51.3% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 51.6% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 50.6% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.3% | 50.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More gender data for Belarus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,148 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,539 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,539 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.033 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 32,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Belarus?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Belarus was 49.3% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Belarus ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus 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.