Share of women who are overweight or obese in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 72.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Nicaragua, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 72.5% 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Nicaragua peaked at 72.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 1980.
That places Nicaragua 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.8% | — |
| 1981 | 35.8% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 36.8% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 37.8% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 38.9% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 39.9% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 41.0% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 42.1% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 43.2% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 44.4% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 45.5% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 46.6% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 48.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 51.1% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 52.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 72.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.5% | 34.8% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 45.5% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 56.3% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 64.1% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 70.5% | 72.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 33 Palestine, State of 73.3% compare
- 34 Brunei Darussalam 73.2% compare
- 35 Paraguay 73.0% compare
- 37 South Africa 72.5% compare
- 38 Grenada 72.4% compare
- 39 Honduras 72.4% compare
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 66,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 64,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 66,210 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Nicaragua?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Nicaragua was 72.5% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Nicaragua ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.