Share of women who are overweight or obese in Uganda
Uganda: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 35.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Uganda, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 35.4% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Uganda peaked at 35.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1980.
Uganda ranks 176th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.6% | — |
| 1981 | 7.8% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.3% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 15.0% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 22.7% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 32.0% | 35.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 827,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 796,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 813,694 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Uganda?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Uganda was 35.4% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Uganda ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.