Share of women who are overweight or obese in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 56.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Kyrgyzstan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 56.9% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 56.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1980.
That places Kyrgyzstan 97th 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.3% | — |
| 1981 | 30.5% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 31.3% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 31.6% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 32.4% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 32.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 34.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 35.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.5% | 30.3% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 33.1% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 37.4% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 44.9% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 53.8% | 56.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More gender data for Kyrgyzstan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,300 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5338 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,504 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,504 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 72,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 76,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 72,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 76,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 72,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Kyrgyzstan was 56.9% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1980.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.