Share of women who are overweight or obese in Senegal
Senegal: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 43.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Senegal, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 43.1% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Senegal peaked at 43.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1980.
Senegal ranks 144th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.6% | — |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 10.7% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 11.8% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 13.1% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 13.7% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 15.1% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 16.5% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 18.8% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 20.5% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 40.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | +2.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 43.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.3%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 43.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 9.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 15.8% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 24.2% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 32.4% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 39.8% | 43.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More gender data for Senegal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,600 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,563 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,563 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Senegal?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Senegal was 43.1% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1980.
- How does Senegal rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Senegal ranks 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.