Share of women who are overweight or obese in Maldives
Maldives: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 60.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are overweight or obese in Maldives is 60.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Maldives peaked at 60.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1980.
That places Maldives 78th 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.1% | — |
| 1981 | 14.8% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 17.2% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 18.1% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 19.9% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 20.8% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 21.8% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 23.8% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 25.9% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 26.9% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 31.2% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 60.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.8% | 14.1% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 22.8% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 33.3% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 44.7% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 56.6% | 60.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,953 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,854 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,036 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Maldives?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Maldives was 60.9% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Maldives ranks 78th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.