Share of overweight men vs. women in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of overweight men vs. women was 56.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of overweight men vs. women in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles stood at 56.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of overweight men vs. women in Seychelles peaked at 56.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1980.
Seychelles ranks 99th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.4% | — |
| 1981 | 18.1% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 18.9% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 19.8% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 20.7% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 22.5% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 23.5% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 24.5% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 25.6% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 26.7% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 27.8% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 28.9% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 34.5% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 35.6% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 36.7% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 37.8% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | +1.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 56.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.1%, 87% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 56.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.6%, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.3% | 17.4% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 26.7% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 37.8% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 47.1% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 53.3% | 56.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of overweight men vs. women in Seychelles?
- Share of overweight men vs. women in Seychelles was 56.3% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of overweight men vs. women recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1980.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Seychelles ranks 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of overweight men vs. women rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.