Share of women who are overweight or obese in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 66.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 66.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Uruguay peaked at 66.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1980.
Uruguay ranks 60th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.3% | — |
| 1981 | 34.9% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 35.5% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 36.2% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 36.8% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 37.5% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 38.2% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 38.8% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 40.2% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 40.9% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 41.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 42.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 43.8% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 45.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 46.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +1.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 66.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 66.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.4%, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.2% | 34.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 40.9% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 48.1% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 55.1% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 63.4% | 66.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Uruguay?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Uruguay was 66.6% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Uruguay ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.