Background: Overweight and obesity are among the risks factors of various chronic diseases. In rndeveloping countries undergoing nutritional transition, overweight and/or obesity is becomingrnmore prevalent among women. Though less attention is given to the problem of overweightrnand/or obesity in Ethiopia, its prevalence is on a rise among urban Ethiopian women (15% inrn2011). Hence, documenting the magnitude of overweight and/or obesity and identifying itsrnsocio-demographic correlates will help to understand the scope of overweight and/or obesityrnamong urban women. rnObjective: To examine trends and magnitude of overweight and/or obesity and to identify itsrnsocio-demographic correlates among urban Ethiopian women aged 15-49, between 2000 andrn2011. rnMethodology: Cross sectional data from the three Ethiopian Demographic Health Surveys wasrnused for this study. A total of 7,312 non pregnant urban women were included in this study. Thernmain outcome of interest was overweight and/or obesity and the independent variables were age,rnwealth index, parity, occupation, region of residence, educational and marital status. Complexrnsample descriptive, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the data. rnResults: The prevalence of overweight and/or obesity among urban women was 10.7% in 2000,rn14.0% in 2005 and 14.9% in 2011. The overall prevalence increased by 4% from 2000 to 2011rnthough it was not statistically significant: [from 10.7% with 95% CI; (9.8, 12.8) in 2000 torn14.9% with 95% CI; (12.4, 17.6) in 2011]. Particularly, the prevalence significantly increasedrnover time among women who were older, 40-49 years: [from 15.6% with 95% CI; (11.6, 20.5),rnin 2000 to 32.2% with 95% CI; (25.4, 39.8), in 2011, xrn2rn=25.7 and p < 0.001]. It was alsornsignificantly increased among those who were residents of the three Metropolis (Addis Ababa,rnDire Dawa and Harari): [from 15.9% with 95% CI; (13.3, 17.7) in 2000 to 20.3% with 95% CI;rn(18.2, 22.50), in 2011, xrn2rn=5.3 and p < 0.05]. rnBeing older, 40-49 years, [OR=4.5 (95% CI; (2.2, 9.0)], attainment of secondary education orrnabove, [OR= 2.5 (95% CI; (1.4, 4.7)] and living in the three metropolis [OR=5.8 (95% CI; (3.2,rn10.4)] were significantly and positively associated with the condition of overweight and/orrnobesity in 2000. rnBeing older, 40-49 years, [OR=5.1 (95% CI; (2.3, 11.7)], resident of the three Metropolis,rn[OR=3.8 (95% CI; (1.4, 8.2)], in the richest quintile, [OR=2.2 (95% CI; (1.2, 4.1)], attainment ofrnsecondary education or above, [OR=2.2 (95% CI; (1.2, 4.3)] and being currently marriedrn[OR=2.5 (95% CI; (1.2, 5.3)], were found to be significantly and positively associated with beingrnoverweight and/or obese while women engaged in manual work were less likely to bernoverweight and/or obese, [OR=0,4 (95% CI; (0.2, 0.8)] in 2005. rnThe odds of be being overweight and /or obese was significantly higher among women werernolder, 40-49 years [OR=9.8 (95% CI; (5.1, 13.8)] , resident of the three Metropolis [OR=2.2rnwith 95% CI; (1.2, 4.2)], in the richest quintile, [OR= 1.8 (95% CI; (1.1, 2.5)], currently marriedrn[OR=2.0 (95% CI; (1.2, 3.1)] and among those with secondary education or above [OR=2.0;rnwith 95% CI; (1.3, 3.1)]. rnConclusions and Recommendations: the findings of this study have provided information onrnthe prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of overweight and/or obesity among urbanrnEthiopian women. The findings also showed that the problem of overweight and/or obesity is onrna rise among urban Ethiopia women. Hence, there is a need for policies and public healthrninterventions which promote healthy lifestyle (consumption healthy diet and doing regularrnphysical activity) to address the problem of overweight and/or obesity. These policies andrninterventions need to be age sensitive and need to target more urbanized cities and towns.rnHowever, the scope of such interventions can be broaden based on evidences from futurernresearches.