Share of women who are overweight or obese in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 69.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in United Arab Emirates peaked at 69.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 1980.
That places United Arab Emirates 54th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 55.3% | — |
| 1981 | 55.9% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 56.4% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 57.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 59.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 60.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 63.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 68.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.8% | 55.3% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 60.7% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 66.1% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 68.9% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 69.0% | 69.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More gender data for United Arab Emirates
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,950 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,240 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,240 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 58,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 57,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 59,805 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in United Arab Emirates was 69.0% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.