Share of overweight men vs. women in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of overweight men vs. women was 58.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of overweight men vs. women in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia stood at 58.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of overweight men vs. women in Mongolia peaked at 58.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1980.
That places Mongolia 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.6% | — |
| 1981 | 27.8% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 28.4% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 30.2% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 30.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 33.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 33.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 34.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 34.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 58.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 58.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.7%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.9% | 27.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.3% | 30.6% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 34.7% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 43.4% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 54.6% | 58.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More gender data for Mongolia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,010 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.54 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,695 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,695 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of overweight men vs. women in Mongolia?
- Share of overweight men vs. women in Mongolia was 58.8% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of overweight men vs. women recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1980.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Mongolia ranks 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of overweight men vs. women rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.