Share of overweight men vs. women in Jordan
Jordan: Share of overweight men vs. women was 64.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of overweight men vs. women in Jordan, 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 overweight men vs. women in Jordan stood at 64.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of overweight men vs. women in Jordan peaked at 67.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 1980.
Jordan ranks 60th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.3% | — |
| 1981 | 46.1% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 47.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 47.9% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 48.8% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 49.7% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 50.6% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 52.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 54.2% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 56.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 56.8% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 58.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 59.3% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | -0.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 64.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 64.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.3% | 45.3% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.0% | 54.2% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 62.2% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 66.2% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 64.2% | 65.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More gender data for Jordan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,402 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1309 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,047 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,047 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 110,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 115,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 110,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 115,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 110,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of overweight men vs. women in Jordan?
- Share of overweight men vs. women in Jordan was 64.2% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of overweight men vs. women recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 1980.
- How does Jordan rank for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Jordan ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of overweight men vs. women rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.