Share of women who are overweight or obese in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 71.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador stood at 71.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in El Salvador peaked at 71.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.3% | — |
| 1981 | 39.2% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 40.2% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 41.2% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 43.2% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 44.2% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 45.2% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 47.2% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 49.3% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 50.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 51.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 53.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 54.4% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 55.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 56.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 62.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.7% | 38.3% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.8% | 48.3% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 58.0% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 64.7% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 70.2% | 71.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 43 Syrian Arab Republic 72.1% compare
- 44 French Polynesia 72.1% compare
- 45 Bahrain 72.1% compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 71.2% compare
- 48 Eswatini 71.1% compare
- 49 Ecuador 70.3% compare
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in El Salvador?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in El Salvador was 71.9% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- El Salvador ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.