Share of women who are overweight or obese in Iran
Iran: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Iran, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 65.0% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Iran peaked at 65.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1980.
That places Iran 64th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.4% | — |
| 1981 | 40.0% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 41.7% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 44.2% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 45.4% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 46.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 46.7% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.1% | 39.4% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 45.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 52.8% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 59.1% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 63.7% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 61 Brazil 66.5% compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 65.9% compare
- 63 Mauritania 65.9% compare
- 65 Algeria 65.0% compare
- 66 New Zealand 64.7% compare
- 67 Turkey 64.6% compare
More gender data for Iran
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 18,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 552,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 580,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 565,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 593,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 576,359 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 605,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 586,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 617,379 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Iran?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Iran was 65.0% 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1980.
- How does Iran rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Iran ranks 64th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.