Share of women who are overweight or obese in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 77.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Puerto Rico, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 77.4% 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 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Puerto Rico peaked at 77.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 1980.
Puerto Rico ranks 18th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.2% | — |
| 1981 | 42.1% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 42.9% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 43.8% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 44.6% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 46.4% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 49.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 50.0% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 51.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 52.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 53.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 54.8% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 56.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 57.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.1% | 41.2% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 50.0% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 59.7% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 68.0% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 75.0% | 77.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 15 Micronesia, Federated States of 78.5% compare
- 16 Iraq 77.7% compare
- 17 Panama 77.5% compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 77.1% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 77.0% compare
- 21 Barbados 76.9% compare
More gender data for Puerto Rico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 304.32 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,836 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,836 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4793 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,336 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Puerto Rico?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Puerto Rico was 77.4% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 1980.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Puerto Rico ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.