Share of women who are overweight or obese in Egypt
Egypt: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Egypt, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 82.1% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Egypt peaked at 82.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 1980.
That places Egypt 11th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 47.9% | — |
| 1981 | 48.9% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 49.9% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 51.0% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 53.1% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 55.2% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 57.4% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 58.5% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 59.7% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 60.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 63.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 65.6% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 66.8% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 68.1% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.6% | 47.9% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 58.5% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 70.4% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 77.8% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 81.3% | 82.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Egypt?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Egypt was 82.1% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Egypt ranks 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.