Share of women who are overweight or obese in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 43.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg stood at 43.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Luxembourg peaked at 43.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1980.
That places Luxembourg 142nd 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 Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.2% | — |
| 1981 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 34.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 35.3% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 35.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 36.1% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 36.4% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 36.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 36.9% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 37.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 37.9% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 38.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 39.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 39.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.4% | 34.2% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 36.9% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 40.3% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 42.3% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 43.3% | 43.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More gender data for Luxembourg
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 109.93 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2279 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,400 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,527 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,526 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Luxembourg?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Luxembourg was 43.8% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1980.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Luxembourg ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.