Share of women who are overweight or obese in Spain
Spain: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 41.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Spain, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who are overweight or obese in Spain stood at 41.3%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Spain peaked at 48.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2024.
Spain ranks 154th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.1% | — |
| 1981 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | -1.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 41.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.5%, 74% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Spain's 41.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.5%, 83% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.3% | 46.1% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.0% | 46.5% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 47.9% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 43.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 41.3% | 43.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More gender data for Spain
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,413 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 42,197 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 42,197 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0961 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 161,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 171,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 164,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 174,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 166,341 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Spain?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Spain was 41.3% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Spain ranks 154th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.