In 2020, around 37 percent of women aged 20 years and older in North, Central, and South America were considered obese. This share is expected to increase to around 49 percent by the year 2035. This statistic shows the percentage of women aged 20 years and older who were obese worldwide in 2020 and forecasts for the years 2025, 2030, and 2035.
Percentage of women aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region
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Africa
The Americas
Eastern Mediterranean
Europe
South-East Asia
Western Pacific
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World Obesity Federation. (March 3, 2023). Percentage of women aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386232/percentage-of-obese-women-worldwide-forecasts-by-region/
World Obesity Federation. "Percentage of women aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region ." Chart. March 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386232/percentage-of-obese-women-worldwide-forecasts-by-region/
World Obesity Federation. (2023). Percentage of women aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386232/percentage-of-obese-women-worldwide-forecasts-by-region/
World Obesity Federation. "Percentage of Women Aged 20 Years and Older Worldwide Who Were Obese in 2020 and Forecasts to 2035, by Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386232/percentage-of-obese-women-worldwide-forecasts-by-region/
World Obesity Federation, Percentage of women aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386232/percentage-of-obese-women-worldwide-forecasts-by-region/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Percentage of women aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region [Graph], World Obesity Federation, March 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386232/percentage-of-obese-women-worldwide-forecasts-by-region/