Share of women who are overweight or obese in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 38.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Djibouti, 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 Djibouti stood at 38.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Djibouti peaked at 38.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1980.
Djibouti ranks 168th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.6% | — |
| 1981 | 12.9% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 13.2% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 13.5% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 14.8% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 15.1% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 16.2% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 16.6% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 19.5% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.0% | 12.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.8% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 20.7% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 27.7% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 35.6% | 38.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More gender data for Djibouti
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 344.48 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3133 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 918.2 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 918.2 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,687 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,048 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 11,629 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Djibouti?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Djibouti was 38.6% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1980.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Djibouti ranks 168th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.