Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 67.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahrain, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 67.7% for share of adults who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahrain peaked at 67.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 1980.
That places Bahrain 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.1% | — |
| 1981 | 39.0% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 39.8% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 41.6% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 42.5% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 43.5% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 44.4% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 45.3% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 46.3% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 47.2% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 48.2% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 50.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 51.1% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 54.9% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 55.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 67.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.3%, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 67.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.1% | 38.1% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 47.2% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 56.7% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 63.6% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 67.1% | 67.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More reference data data for Bahrain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahrain?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bahrain was 67.7% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 1980.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Bahrain ranks 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.