Share of women who are overweight or obese in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 65.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 65.9% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 65.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1980.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.8% | — |
| 1981 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 43.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 44.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 44.9% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 45.5% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 46.1% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 46.8% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 48.7% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 52.7% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.6% | 41.8% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 48.1% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 54.7% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 59.5% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 64.1% | 65.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More gender data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 243.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,269 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,269 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2433 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Trinidad and Tobago was 65.9% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1980.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.