Share of overweight men vs. women in Belarus
Belarus: Share of overweight men vs. women was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of overweight men vs. women in Belarus, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 61.4% for share of overweight men vs. women in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of overweight men vs. women in Belarus peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 1980.
Belarus ranks 76th 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.6% | — |
| 1981 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 44.4% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 46.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 61.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 61.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.4%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.3% | 43.6% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.3% | 45.1% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 48.5% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 55.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 59.7% | 61.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 73 Kazakhstan 61.9% compare
- 74 Costa Rica 61.9% compare
- 75 Sweden 61.6% compare
- 77 Guatemala 61.2% compare
- 78 Bulgaria 61.1% compare
- 79 El Salvador 60.8% compare
More gender data for Belarus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,148 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,539 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,539 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.033 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 32,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of overweight men vs. women in Belarus?
- Share of overweight men vs. women in Belarus was 61.4% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of overweight men vs. women recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 1980.
- How does Belarus rank for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Belarus ranks 76th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of overweight men vs. women rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.