Share of overweight men vs. women in Barbados
Barbados: Share of overweight men vs. women was 59.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of overweight men vs. women in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 59.0% for share of overweight men vs. women in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of overweight men vs. women in Barbados peaked at 59.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1980.
Barbados ranks 86th 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 overweight men vs. women in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.5% | — |
| 1981 | 32.1% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 32.8% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 33.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 34.1% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 34.8% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 35.5% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 36.3% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 39.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 40.7% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 41.5% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 44.7% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 59.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.1%, 91% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 59.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.0%, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.5% | 31.5% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 38.5% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 46.3% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 53.4% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.5% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 235.79 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 235.79 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of overweight men vs. women in Barbados?
- Share of overweight men vs. women in Barbados was 59.0% 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 overweight men vs. women recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of overweight men vs. women recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Barbados ranks 86th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of overweight men vs. women rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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 overweight men vs. women. 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.