Share of women who are overweight or obese in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 62.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Lebanon, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who are overweight or obese in Lebanon stood at 62.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Lebanon peaked at 62.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 1980.
Lebanon ranks 74th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.4% | — |
| 1981 | 40.9% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 41.4% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 42.5% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 43.6% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 44.1% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 44.7% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 45.2% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 46.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 62.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.8% | 40.4% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 45.8% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 52.1% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 57.4% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 61.5% | 62.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More gender data for Lebanon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,385 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.26 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 44,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 46,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 44,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 46,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 44,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 46,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 44,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 46,812 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Lebanon?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Lebanon was 62.8% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 1980.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Lebanon ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.