Share of women who are overweight or obese in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 35.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Mozambique, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 35.7% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Mozambique peaked at 35.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1980.
That places Mozambique 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.3% | — |
| 1981 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 8.7% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 10.1% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 11.0% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 11.4% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 14.8% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 21.8% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 31.4% | 35.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More gender data for Mozambique
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,379 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 617,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 625,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 598,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 605,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 585,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 591,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 572,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 578,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Mozambique?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Mozambique was 35.7% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Mozambique ranks 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.