Share of women who are overweight or obese in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 47.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Zimbabwe, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who are overweight or obese in Zimbabwe stood at 47.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Zimbabwe peaked at 47.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1980.
Zimbabwe ranks 129th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.3% | — |
| 1981 | 31.4% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 31.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 31.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 31.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 31.7% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 31.8% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 31.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 32.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 47.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.6% | 31.3% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 32.0% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 33.9% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 38.7% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 44.8% | 47.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,958 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 238,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 230,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 234,853 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Zimbabwe?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Zimbabwe was 47.1% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1980.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Zimbabwe ranks 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.