Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Mexico
Mexico: Body weight — Share of population who are obese was 36.4 Percentage of population in 2024. ▲ Rising
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for body weight — share of population who are obese in Mexico is 36.4 Percentage of population, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, body weight — share of population who are obese in Mexico peaked at 36.4 Percentage of population in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.2 Percentage of population, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.2 Percentage of population | — |
| 2005 | 30.2 Percentage of population | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 30 Percentage of population | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 32.4 Percentage of population | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 33.1 Percentage of population | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 36.1 Percentage of population | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 33.8 Percentage of population | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 34.6 Percentage of population | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 34.7 Percentage of population | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 36.2 Percentage of population | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 36.4 Percentage of population | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.13 Percentage of population | 24.2 Percentage of population | 30.2 Percentage of population | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.87 Percentage of population | 32.4 Percentage of population | 36.1 Percentage of population | 3 |
| 2020s | 35.14 Percentage of population | 33.8 Percentage of population | 36.4 Percentage of population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 1 Latvia 24.3 Percentage of population compare
- 1 United States 40.8 Percentage of population compare
- 3 Argentina 36 Percentage of population compare
- 4 New Zealand 34.2 Percentage of population compare
- 5 Australia 30.7 Percentage of population compare
More population data for Mexico
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7936 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 143,772 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6019 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7222 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 67 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.55 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is body weight — share of population who are obese in Mexico?
- Body weight — share of population who are obese in Mexico was 36.4 Percentage of population in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4 Percentage of population in 2024.
- What is the lowest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2 Percentage of population in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- Mexico ranks 2nd out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is body weight — share of population who are obese rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Body weight — Share of population who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for overweight and obesity (measured and self-reported data). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.