Share of men who are overweight or obese in Thailand
Thailand: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 43.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Thailand, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are overweight or obese in Thailand stood at 43.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Thailand peaked at 43.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1980.
Thailand ranks 135th 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 | 9.7% | 7.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 12.2% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 18.4% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 26.5% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 38.1% | 43.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Thailand?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Thailand was 43.4% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Thailand ranks 135th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.