Share of women who are overweight or obese in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 53.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela is 53.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Venezuela peaked at 56.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 1980.
That places Venezuela 107th 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.5% | — |
| 1981 | 39.3% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 40.2% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 41.0% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 42.7% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 43.5% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 44.4% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 46.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 46.9% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 47.8% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 48.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 50.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 52.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | -0.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 53.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.3%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 53.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.4%, 74% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.3% | 38.5% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 46.9% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 54.0% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 55.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.7% | 54.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More gender data for Venezuela
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,517 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,635 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,635 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 207,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 218,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 204,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 214,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 200,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Venezuela?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Venezuela was 53.7% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 1980.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Venezuela ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.