Share of women who are overweight or obese in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 73.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Seychelles, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 73.3% 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Seychelles peaked at 73.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1980.
That places Seychelles 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.3% | — |
| 1981 | 41.1% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 41.9% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 42.8% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 43.6% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 44.4% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 45.3% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 46.1% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 47.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 47.9% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 48.8% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 49.6% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 50.5% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 51.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 52.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 54.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 57.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 73.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.3× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 73.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.8%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.0% | 40.3% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 48.8% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 57.4% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 64.7% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 70.8% | 73.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 28 Marshall Islands 75.4% compare
- 29 Palau 75.0% compare
- 30 Costa Rica 73.7% compare
- 32 Saudi Arabia 73.3% compare
- 33 Palestine 73.3% compare
- 34 Brunei 73.2% compare
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Seychelles?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Seychelles was 73.3% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1980.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Seychelles ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.