Share of women who are overweight or obese in Malta
Malta: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 55.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Malta, 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 Malta stood at 55.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Malta peaked at 57.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 1990.
Malta ranks 101st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 55.3% | — |
| 1981 | 55.3% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 55.3% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 55.3% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 55.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 55.1% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 55.1% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 55.1% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 55.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 55.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 55.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 56.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 55.9% | -0.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 55.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Malta's 55.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.6%, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.2% | 55.1% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 55.1% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 56.4% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 56.8% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 55.9% | 56.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Malta?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Malta was 55.9% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Malta ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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.