Share of women who are overweight or obese in Honduras
Honduras: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 72.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Honduras, 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 Honduras is 72.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Honduras peaked at 72.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1980.
Honduras ranks 39th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.4% | — |
| 1981 | 24.3% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 25.2% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 26.1% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 27.1% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 29.1% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 30.1% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 31.2% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 32.4% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 33.5% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 34.7% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 37.1% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 38.4% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 39.6% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 43.6% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.7% | 23.4% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 33.5% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 46.2% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 58.0% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 68.8% | 72.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More gender data for Honduras
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,403 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3595 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 113,193 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 118,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 112,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 118,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 112,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 117,520 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 111,541 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 116,860 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Honduras?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Honduras was 72.4% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1980.
- How does Honduras rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Honduras ranks 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.