Share of women who are overweight or obese in Qatar
Qatar: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 75.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Qatar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 75.5% 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Qatar peaked at 75.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1980.
Qatar ranks 27th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 52.0% | — |
| 1981 | 52.7% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 53.3% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 60.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 60.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 61.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 65.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 75.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.4× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 75.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.6%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.0% | 52.0% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.0% | 58.8% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 66.1% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 71.8% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 74.9% | 75.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More gender data for Qatar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 510.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9268 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,440 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,894 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,180 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Qatar?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Qatar was 75.5% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1980.
- How does Qatar rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Qatar ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.