Share of women who are overweight or obese in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 72.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic stood at 72.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 72.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1980.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 43rd 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 Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 51.0% | — |
| 1981 | 51.6% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 52.9% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 53.5% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 59.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.8% | 51.0% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.2% | 57.3% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 64.0% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 69.0% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 71.7% | 72.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 40 Antigua and Barbuda 72.3% compare
- 41 Bermuda 72.3% compare
- 42 Peru 72.3% compare
- 44 French Polynesia 72.1% compare
- 45 Bahrain 72.1% compare
- 46 El Salvador 71.9% compare
More gender data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,107 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 3.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 288,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 302,347 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 273,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 287,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 255,304 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 267,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 241,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 253,016 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Syrian Arab Republic was 72.1% 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1980.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.