Share of women who are overweight or obese in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 39.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 39.9% 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 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 39.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1980.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 161st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.8% | — |
| 1981 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 9.4% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 9.8% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 10.1% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 10.8% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 12.9% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.3% | 8.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 12.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 18.3% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 27.0% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 36.5% | 39.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
More gender data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 33,294 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Tanzania, United Republic of was 39.9% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1980.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.