Share of adults who are obese in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of adults who are obese was 35.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Bahrain, 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 adults who are obese in Bahrain stood at 35.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Bahrain peaked at 35.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1980.
Bahrain ranks 37th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 11.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 16.5% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 23.9% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 30.0% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.0% | 35.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 34 Croatia 36.5% compare
- 35 Uruguay 36.3% compare
- 36 Jamaica 35.7% compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 35.4% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 35.4% compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.0% compare
More reference data data for Bahrain
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4928 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.729 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2403 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 120.52 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6871 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.24 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Bahrain?
- Share of adults who are obese in Bahrain was 35.5% 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 adults who are obese recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1980.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Bahrain ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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 adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.