Share of females defined as overweight in Malawi
Malawi: Share of females defined as overweight was 35.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of females defined as overweight in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 35.27 for share of females defined as overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of females defined as overweight in Malawi peaked at 35.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7, in 1980.
Malawi ranks 174th of 196 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 females defined as overweight in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.7 | — |
| 1981 | 7.93 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 8.16 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 8.41 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 8.67 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 8.93 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 9.21 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 9.5 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 9.8 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 10.11 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 10.44 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 10.78 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 11.14 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 11.52 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 11.92 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 12.34 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 12.8 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 13.3 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 13.83 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 14.41 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 15.02 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 15.66 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 16.33 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 17.04 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 17.76 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 18.51 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 19.27 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 20.05 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 20.84 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 21.64 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 22.45 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 23.28 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 24.15 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 25.04 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 25.95 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 26.88 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 27.81 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 28.75 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 29.69 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 30.62 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 31.55 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 32.47 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 33.39 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 34.32 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 35.27 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.84 | 7.7 | 10.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.25 | 10.44 | 14.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.21 | 15.02 | 21.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.46 | 22.45 | 30.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4 | 31.55 | 35.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More gender data for Malawi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,494 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 318,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 310,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 312,186 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of females defined as overweight in Malawi?
- Share of females defined as overweight in Malawi was 35.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of females defined as overweight recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 35.27 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of females defined as overweight recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for share of females defined as overweight?
- Malawi ranks 174th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of females defined as overweight rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of females defined as overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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