Share of women who are overweight or obese in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at 70.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Ecuador peaked at 70.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1980.
Ecuador ranks 49th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.5% | — |
| 1981 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 45.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 46.6% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 47.2% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 48.6% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 49.3% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 51.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 52.9% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 54.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 55.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 56.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 70.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 70.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.4%, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.6% | 44.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 51.5% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 58.4% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 63.7% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 68.6% | 70.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 46 El Salvador 71.9% compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 71.2% compare
- 48 Eswatini 71.1% compare
- 50 Jordan 70.3% compare
- 51 United States 69.9% compare
- 52 Bolivia 69.8% compare
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,957 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Ecuador?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Ecuador was 70.3% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Ecuador ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.