Share of women who are overweight or obese in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 62.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Tunisia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 62.5% 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Tunisia peaked at 62.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 1980.
Tunisia ranks 75th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.5% | — |
| 1981 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 43.6% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 44.2% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 44.7% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 45.3% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 45.9% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 47.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 47.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 48.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.0% | 42.5% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 48.2% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 54.5% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 59.2% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 62.0% | 62.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More gender data for Tunisia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,590 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 78,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 82,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 83,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,489 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 85,533 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 81,567 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 85,688 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Tunisia?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Tunisia was 62.5% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Tunisia ranks 75th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.