Share of women who are overweight or obese in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay stood at 73.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Paraguay peaked at 73.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1980.
That places Paraguay 35th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.4% | — |
| 1981 | 38.1% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 38.8% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 39.5% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 40.3% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 41.1% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 41.8% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 42.6% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 44.2% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 45.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 45.8% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 46.7% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 47.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 50.8% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 53.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.7% | 37.4% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 45.0% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 53.2% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 61.2% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 69.8% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 68,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 65,881 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 68,984 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Paraguay?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Paraguay was 73.0% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1980.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Paraguay ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.