Share of men who are overweight or obese in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 51.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela is 51.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Venezuela peaked at 57.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1980.
Venezuela ranks 116th 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 | 39.1% | 34.2% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 45.2% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 54.8% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 54.7% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 51.8% | 54.1% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Venezuela
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.01 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7484 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.717 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 2,740 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7491 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5589 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Venezuela?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Venezuela was 51.8% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1980.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Venezuela ranks 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.