Share of women who are overweight or obese in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 71.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Eswatini, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are overweight or obese in Eswatini is 71.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Eswatini peaked at 71.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1980.
That places Eswatini 48th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.3% | — |
| 1981 | 32.1% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 32.9% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 33.8% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 34.7% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 36.5% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 37.5% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 38.4% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 40.3% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 41.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 43.3% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 45.4% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 46.5% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 48.8% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 60.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.2% | 31.3% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 40.3% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 51.2% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 61.7% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 68.9% | 71.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 45 Bahrain 72.1% compare
- 46 El Salvador 71.9% compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 71.2% compare
- 49 Ecuador 70.3% compare
- 50 Jordan 70.3% compare
- 51 United States 69.9% compare
More gender data for Eswatini
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 409.82 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2852 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 14,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 13,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 14,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Eswatini?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Eswatini was 71.1% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1980.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Eswatini ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.