Share of women who are overweight or obese in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 73.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Palestine, State of, 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 Palestine, State of is 73.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Palestine, State of peaked at 73.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 1980.
That places Palestine, State of 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 53.4% | — |
| 1981 | 54.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 54.8% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 55.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 56.2% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 58.3% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 58.9% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 66.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 67.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.5% | 53.4% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.5% | 60.3% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 67.3% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 71.5% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 73.2% | 73.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 30 Costa Rica 73.7% compare
- 31 Seychelles 73.3% compare
- 32 Saudi Arabia 73.3% compare
- 34 Brunei Darussalam 73.2% compare
- 35 Paraguay 73.0% compare
- 36 Nicaragua 72.5% compare
More gender data for Palestine, State of
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,123 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0057 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,000 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,000 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 69,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 72,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 69,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 72,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 69,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Palestine, State of?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Palestine, State of was 73.3% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 1980.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Palestine, State of ranks 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.