Share of men who are overweight or obese in Maldives
Maldives: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 50.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Maldives, 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 overweight or obese in Maldives is 50.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Maldives peaked at 50.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1980.
Maldives ranks 118th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 12.0% | 10.3% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 14.4% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 21.3% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 31.9% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 45.3% | 50.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Maldives?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Maldives was 50.7% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Maldives ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.