Share of women who are overweight or obese in Mexico
Mexico: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 76.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Mexico, 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 Mexico stood at 76.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Mexico peaked at 76.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 24th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.5% | — |
| 1981 | 34.9% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 36.4% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 37.8% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 39.3% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 40.8% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 42.3% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 43.8% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 45.3% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 46.8% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 49.8% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 51.2% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 57.7% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 58.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 59.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 76.2% | +0.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 76.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 76.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.4%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.1% | 33.5% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 48.3% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 60.9% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 68.0% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 74.3% | 76.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Mexico?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Mexico was 76.2% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Mexico ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.