Share of adults who are obese in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of adults who are obese was 36.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at 36.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Uruguay peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1980.
Uruguay ranks 35th 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 | 10.7% | 9.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 12.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.3% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 24.7% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 32.8% | 36.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Uruguay?
- Share of adults who are obese in Uruguay was 36.3% 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 adults who are obese recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Uruguay ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.