Share of women who are overweight or obese in Thailand
Thailand: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 50.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Thailand, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are overweight or obese in Thailand is 50.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Thailand peaked at 50.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1980.
Thailand ranks 115th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.1% | — |
| 1981 | 17.7% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 20.5% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 21.3% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 22.0% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 23.6% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 24.4% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 25.1% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 25.9% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 26.7% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 30.3% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 17.1% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 24.4% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 31.5% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 38.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 47.0% | 50.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 305,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 292,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 310,911 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Thailand?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Thailand was 50.7% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Thailand ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.