Share of women who are overweight or obese in Israel
Israel: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Israel, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 48.5% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Israel peaked at 51.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1980.
That places Israel 124th 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.6% | — |
| 1981 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 45.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.2% | 45.6% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 47.0% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 49.7% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 49.7% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 48.5% | 49.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More gender data for Israel
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,625 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1966 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 83,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 88,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 84,726 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 89,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 86,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 90,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Israel?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Israel was 48.5% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1980.
- How does Israel rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Israel ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.