Share of women who are overweight or obese in Jordan
Jordan: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Jordan, 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 Jordan is 70.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Jordan peaked at 73.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 1980.
That places Jordan 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 58.6% | — |
| 1981 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 63.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 65.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 66.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 68.5% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 70.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.5% | 58.6% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.6% | 65.0% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 70.7% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 72.1% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 70.3% | 71.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More gender data for Jordan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,402 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1309 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 110,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 115,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 110,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 115,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 110,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 115,255 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 110,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 115,390 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Jordan?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Jordan was 70.3% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 1980.
- How does Jordan rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Jordan ranks 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.