Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Peru
Peru: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 70.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Peru, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are overweight or obese in Peru is 70.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Peru peaked at 70.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1980.
Peru ranks 28th 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.
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.4% | — |
| 1981 | 32.0% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 32.6% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 33.8% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 34.4% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 35.6% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 36.3% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 37.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 37.6% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 38.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 40.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 42.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 43.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +1.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 70.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.2%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 70.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.0%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.1% | 31.4% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 37.6% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 45.2% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 54.7% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 66.3% | 70.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Peru?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Peru was 70.4% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Peru ranks 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.
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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.