Share of women who are overweight or obese in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 57.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius is 57.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Mauritius peaked at 57.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1980.
Mauritius ranks 95th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.4% | — |
| 1981 | 34.1% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 35.6% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 36.4% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 37.1% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 37.9% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 38.7% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 39.5% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 41.1% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 41.9% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 42.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 44.7% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 45.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 46.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 46.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 51.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 57.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 57.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.8%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.8% | 33.4% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 41.1% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 48.0% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 52.5% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 56.0% | 57.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More gender data for Mauritius
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 171.19 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,079 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,079 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Mauritius?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Mauritius was 57.5% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1980.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Mauritius ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.