Share of women who are overweight or obese in Gabon
Gabon: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 61.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 61.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Gabon peaked at 61.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1980.
Gabon ranks 76th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.6% | — |
| 1981 | 19.3% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 20.1% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 20.8% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 21.6% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 22.4% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 23.2% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 24.1% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 25.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 25.9% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 26.9% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 27.8% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 28.8% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 29.8% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 30.9% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 61.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 61.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.8%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 18.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 26.9% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 37.7% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 48.8% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 57.7% | 61.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More gender data for Gabon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 990.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.931 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,876 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,876 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 33,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 33,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,027 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Gabon?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Gabon was 61.2% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1980.
- How does Gabon rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Gabon ranks 76th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.