Share of adults who are overweight in Djibouti

Djibouti: Share of adults who are overweight was 30.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.56
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
174th
of 196 countries
All-time high
30.56
in 2024
All-time low
9.49
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults who are overweight in Djibouti, 1980–2024

10152025301980200220241980: 9.51981: 9.71982: 9.91983: 10.21984: 10.41985: 10.71986: 111987: 11.31988: 11.61989: 11.91990: 12.21991: 12.51992: 12.91993: 13.21994: 13.61995: 141996: 14.41997: 14.81998: 15.21999: 15.72000: 16.22001: 16.72002: 17.22003: 17.72004: 18.32005: 18.82006: 19.32007: 19.92008: 20.42009: 20.92010: 21.52011: 22.12012: 22.62013: 23.22014: 23.92015: 24.52016: 25.12017: 25.82018: 26.42019: 27.12020: 27.82021: 28.52022: 29.12023: 29.82024: 30.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 30.56 for share of adults who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Djibouti peaked at 30.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.49, in 1980.

That places Djibouti 174th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Share of adults who are overweight in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Share of adults who are overweight in Djibouti, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 9.49
1981 9.71 +2.3%
1982 9.94 +2.4%
1983 10.18 +2.5%
1984 10.44 +2.5%
1985 10.71 +2.6%
1986 10.98 +2.6%
1987 11.27 +2.6%
1988 11.57 +2.6%
1989 11.88 +2.7%
1990 12.2 +2.7%
1991 12.53 +2.7%
1992 12.87 +2.7%
1993 13.22 +2.7%
1994 13.58 +2.7%
1995 13.96 +2.8%
1996 14.36 +2.9%
1997 14.78 +2.9%
1998 15.22 +3.0%
1999 15.69 +3.1%
2000 16.17 +3.1%
2001 16.68 +3.1%
2002 17.19 +3.1%
2003 17.72 +3.1%
2004 18.26 +3.0%
2005 18.8 +3.0%
2006 19.34 +2.9%
2007 19.87 +2.8%
2008 20.41 +2.7%
2009 20.95 +2.6%
2010 21.49 +2.6%
2011 22.05 +2.6%
2012 22.63 +2.6%
2013 23.23 +2.6%
2014 23.85 +2.7%
2015 24.48 +2.7%
2016 25.13 +2.6%
2017 25.78 +2.6%
2018 26.44 +2.6%
2019 27.11 +2.5%
2020 27.78 +2.5%
2021 28.46 +2.4%
2022 29.14 +2.4%
2023 29.85 +2.4%
2024 30.56 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10.62 9.49 11.88 10
1990s 13.84 12.2 15.69 10
2000s 18.54 16.17 20.95 10
2010s 24.22 21.49 27.11 10
2020s 29.16 27.78 30.56 5

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 171 Haiti 31.2 compare
  2. 172 Congo 31.15 compare
  3. 173 Zambia 31.12 compare
  4. 175 Guinea 30.2 compare
  5. 176 Bangladesh 29.87 compare
  6. 177 Mozambique 29.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Djibouti?
Share of adults who are overweight in Djibouti was 30.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 30.56 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 9.49 in 1980.
How does Djibouti rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Djibouti ranks 174th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of adults who are overweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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