Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Tajikistan

Obesity in adults in Tajikistan in 2024 — 23.1%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 16.6 pp.

2024 23.1% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 106of 199
Period maximum 23.1%2024
Period minimum 6.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Tajikistan, 1980–2024010203019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 6.4%1981: 6.6%1982: 6.7%1983: 6.8%1984: 6.9%1985: 7.1%1986: 7.2%1987: 7.4%1988: 7.6%1989: 7.7%1990: 7.9%1991: 8.1%1992: 8.3%1993: 8.5%1994: 8.7%1995: 8.9%1996: 9.2%1997: 9.4%1998: 9.7%1999: 10%2000: 10.3%2001: 10.7%2002: 11%2003: 11.4%2004: 11.9%2005: 12.3%2006: 12.8%2007: 13.3%2008: 13.9%2009: 14.4%2010: 15%2011: 15.6%2012: 16.2%2013: 16.8%2014: 17.4%2015: 18%2016: 18.6%2017: 19.1%2018: 19.7%2019: 20.2%2020: 20.8%2021: 21.4%2022: 21.9%2023: 22.5%2024: 23.1%
Change over the period: +16.6 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tajikistan

Tajikistan 23.1%
World computed 16.1%
Europe & Central Asia computed 21.1%
Central Asia computed 26%
Obesity in adults — Tajikistan, by year Tajikistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.1 +0.6 pp
2023 22.5 +0.6 pp
2022 21.9 +0.6 pp
2021 21.4 +0.6 pp
2020 20.8 +0.6 pp
2019 20.2 +0.5 pp
2018 19.7 +0.6 pp
2017 19.1 +0.6 pp
2016 18.6 +0.6 pp
2015 18 +0.6 pp
2014 17.4 +0.6 pp
2013 16.8 +0.6 pp
2012 16.2 +0.6 pp
2011 15.6 +0.6 pp
2010 15 +0.6 pp
2009 14.4 +0.6 pp
2008 13.9 +0.5 pp
2007 13.3 +0.5 pp
2006 12.8 +0.5 pp
2005 12.3 +0.5 pp
2004 11.9 +0.4 pp
2003 11.4 +0.4 pp
2002 11 +0.4 pp
2001 10.7 +0.3 pp
2000 10.3 +0.3 pp
1999 10 +0.3 pp
1998 9.7 +0.3 pp
1997 9.4 +0.3 pp
1996 9.2 +0.2 pp
1995 8.9 +0.2 pp
1994 8.7 +0.2 pp
1993 8.5 +0.2 pp
1992 8.3 +0.2 pp
1991 8.1 +0.2 pp
1990 7.9 +0.2 pp
1989 7.7 +0.2 pp
1988 7.6 +0.2 pp
1987 7.4 +0.2 pp
1986 7.2 +0.2 pp
1985 7.1 +0.1 pp
1984 6.9 +0.1 pp
1983 6.8 +0.1 pp
1982 6.7 +0.1 pp
1981 6.6 +0.1 pp
1980 6.4

Central Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.