Share of women who are overweight or obese in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 60.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia stood at 60.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Mongolia peaked at 60.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1980.
Mongolia ranks 79th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.7% | — |
| 1981 | 34.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 34.5% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 35.5% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 35.9% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 36.4% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 36.8% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 37.3% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 38.3% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 38.8% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 39.3% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 40.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 41.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 42.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 44.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 60.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 60.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.7% | 33.7% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 38.3% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 43.8% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 50.7% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 58.0% | 60.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Mongolia?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Mongolia was 60.5% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1980.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Mongolia ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.