Share of women who are overweight or obese in Hungary
Hungary: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Hungary, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 51.9% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Hungary peaked at 52.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 1980.
Hungary ranks 113th 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.7% | — |
| 1981 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 51.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.5% | 42.7% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 44.6% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 47.5% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 50.8% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 51.9% | 52.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More gender data for Hungary
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,338 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 43,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 45,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 44,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Hungary?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Hungary was 51.9% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 1980.
- How does Hungary rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Hungary ranks 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.