Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Egypt
Egypt: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 43.9 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 43.9 % for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Egypt peaked at 43.9 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.9 %, in 2000.
That places Egypt 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 28.8 % | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 29.6 % | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 30.5 % | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 31.3 % | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 32.1 % | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 32.9 % | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 33.7 % | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 34.5 % | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 35.3 % | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 36.1 % | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 36.8 % | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 37.5 % | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 38.3 % | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 38.9 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 39.6 % | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 40.3 % | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 40.8 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 41.3 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.8 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.2 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 42.7 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 43.1 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 43.5 % | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 43.9 % | +0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 43.9 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.8 %, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 43.9 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.7 %, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.66 % | 27.9 % | 35.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.14 % | 36.1 % | 41.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.08 % | 42.2 % | 43.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 10 Bahamas 48.3 % compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23 % compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 22.3 % compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46.7 % compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12 % compare
- 12 Kiribati 45.6 % compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 11.5 % compare
- 14 Belize 43.4 % compare
- 14 Caribbean 25.6 % compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 42.4 % compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.2 % compare
- 16 Marshall Islands 42 % compare
- 16 Qatar 42 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Egypt?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Egypt was 43.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9 % in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.