Share of women who are overweight or obese in Niger
Niger: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 23.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Niger, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 23.9% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Niger peaked at 23.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1980.
Niger ranks 191st of 199 countries on this measure, 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.0% | — |
| 1981 | 5.2% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +2.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 23.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 35.4%, 67% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 23.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.8%, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 11.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 17.2% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.8% | 23.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 188 Burkina Faso 28.7% compare
- 189 Switzerland 28.2% compare
- 190 South Korea 25.3% compare
- 192 Chad 22.7% compare
- 193 East Timor 20.9% compare
- 194 Vietnam 19.0% compare
More gender data for Niger
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,378 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,140 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,140 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 528,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 546,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 503,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 519,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 480,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Niger?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Niger was 23.9% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1980.
- How does Niger rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Niger ranks 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.