Share of women who are overweight or obese in Colombia
Colombia: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Colombia, 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 Colombia stood at 64.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Colombia peaked at 64.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1980.
That places Colombia 69th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.7% | — |
| 1981 | 34.5% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 36.1% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 36.9% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 37.8% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 38.6% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 39.5% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 40.3% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 41.2% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 42.1% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 42.9% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 43.8% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 44.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 45.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 46.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 47.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 48.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 49.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 50.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.4% | 33.7% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.8% | 42.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 49.8% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 55.8% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 62.3% | 64.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 66 New Zealand 64.7% compare
- 67 Turkey 64.6% compare
- 68 Uzbekistan 64.5% compare
- 70 Azerbaijan 64.2% compare
- 71 Morocco 64.1% compare
- 72 Georgia 63.6% compare
More gender data for Colombia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,329 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 349,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 364,332 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Colombia?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Colombia was 64.4% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Colombia ranks 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.