Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Libya
Libya: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 33.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Libya, 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 adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Libya stood at 33.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Libya peaked at 33.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1980.
Libya ranks 47th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 11.9% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 15.6% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 21.3% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 27.7% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.8% | 33.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Libya
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 70,474 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 68,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Libya?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Libya was 33.5% 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 adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1980.
- How does Libya rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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 adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.