Share of women who are overweight or obese in Iraq
Iraq: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 77.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Iraq, 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 Iraq is 77.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Iraq peaked at 77.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 1980.
That places Iraq 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.6% | — |
| 1981 | 47.3% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 48.7% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 49.4% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 50.1% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 50.8% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 52.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 53.8% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 54.6% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 55.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 58.6% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 59.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 60.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 61.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.8% | 46.6% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.4% | 53.8% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 62.2% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 70.1% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 76.1% | 77.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 13 Kiribati 80.7% compare
- 14 Chile 80.6% compare
- 15 Micronesia, Federated States of 78.5% compare
- 17 Panama 77.5% compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 77.4% compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 77.1% compare
More gender data for Iraq
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,091 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3028 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 566,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 596,188 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 558,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 587,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 550,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 578,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 545,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 573,388 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Iraq?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Iraq was 77.7% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 1980.
- How does Iraq rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Iraq ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.