Share of women who are overweight or obese in Peru
Peru: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Peru, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 72.3% 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 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Peru peaked at 72.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 1980.
Peru ranks 42nd of 199 countries on this measure, 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.9% | — |
| 1981 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 40.0% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 41.2% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 43.0% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 44.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 44.9% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 45.6% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 46.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 47.5% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 50.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +1.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 72.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 72.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.4%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.5% | 38.9% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 44.9% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 51.4% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 58.5% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 68.7% | 72.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Peru?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Peru was 72.3% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Peru ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.