Share of women who are overweight or obese in Philippines
Philippines: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 40.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Philippines, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 40.6% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Philippines peaked at 40.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1980.
Philippines ranks 157th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.4% | — |
| 1981 | 8.0% | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 10.7% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 11.4% | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 12.3% | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 13.1% | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 15.7% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 16.6% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | +2.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 40.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 63% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 40.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58.5%, 70% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4% | 7.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 14.8% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 23.0% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 29.5% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 37.4% | 40.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More gender data for Philippines
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 28,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 92,475 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 92,475 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 871,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 935,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 864,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 929,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 858,439 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Philippines?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Philippines was 40.6% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1980.
- How does Philippines rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Philippines ranks 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.