Share of women who are overweight or obese in Chile
Chile: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 80.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Chile, 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 Chile is 80.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Chile peaked at 80.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1980.
That places Chile 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.0% | — |
| 1981 | 37.0% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 38.0% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 42.1% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 43.2% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 44.2% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 45.4% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 46.5% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 47.6% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 48.7% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 51.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 54.3% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 56.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 57.5% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 58.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 80.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.5× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Chile's 80.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.4%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.6% | 36.0% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 46.5% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 57.5% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 67.3% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 77.2% | 80.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 17,310 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 17,310 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Chile?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Chile was 80.6% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1980.
- How does Chile rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Chile ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.