Share of men who are obese in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of men who are obese was 20.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Azerbaijan, 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 men who are obese in Azerbaijan is 20.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Azerbaijan peaked at 20.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1980.
That places Azerbaijan 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.6% | 20.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 87 Saint Lucia 21.2% compare
- 88 Norway 21.1% compare
- 89 Pakistan 21.0% compare
- 91 Moldova 20.8% compare
- 92 Luxembourg 20.5% compare
- 93 Kazakhstan 20.5% compare
More reference data data for Azerbaijan
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.4942 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5085 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8399 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.9637 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.52 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 229.91 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Azerbaijan?
- Share of men who are obese in Azerbaijan was 20.8% 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 men who are obese recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1980.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of men who are obese?
- Azerbaijan ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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 men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.