Share of women who are overweight or obese in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 50.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Kazakhstan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 50.8% 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Kazakhstan peaked at 50.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1980.
That places Kazakhstan 114th 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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.1% | — |
| 1981 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 42.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 43.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 43.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 50.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.4% | 40.1% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 42.9% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 45.2% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 47.6% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 50.1% | 50.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More gender data for Kazakhstan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,050 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2514 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 192,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 204,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 195,086 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 207,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 198,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 210,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 210,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 223,846 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Kazakhstan?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Kazakhstan was 50.8% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1980.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Kazakhstan ranks 114th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.