Share of women who are overweight or obese in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 76.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 76.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Kuwait peaked at 78.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1980.
That places Kuwait 23rd 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 62.9% | — |
| 1981 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 64.4% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 65.2% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 68.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 70.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | -0.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 76.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.4× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 76.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.6%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.2% | 62.9% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 70.1% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 76.3% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 77.6% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 76.6% | 77.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More gender data for Kuwait
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,410 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,410 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Kuwait?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Kuwait was 76.6% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Kuwait ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.