Share of women who are overweight or obese in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 18.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Madagascar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 18.4% 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 3.3% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Madagascar peaked at 18.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1980.
Madagascar ranks 195th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.3% | — |
| 1981 | 4.4% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 4.5% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 4.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 5.1% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 5.2% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +3.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 18.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 35.4%, 52% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 18.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.8%, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 10.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More gender data for Madagascar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,788 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,905 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,905 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 483,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 498,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 473,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 486,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 464,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Madagascar?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Madagascar was 18.4% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1980.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Madagascar ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.