Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 27.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Tunisia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 27.7% for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Tunisia peaked at 27.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1980.
Tunisia ranks 82nd 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 | 9.0% | 8.1% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.5% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 14.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 20.3% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.9% | 27.7% | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 deaths (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 80,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 77,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 80,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 77,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 80,755 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 76,904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Tunisia?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Tunisia was 27.7% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.