Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Niue
Niue: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 33.3 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Niue, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Niue is 33.3, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Niue peaked at 33.3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.1, in 1975.
Niue ranks 3rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Niue, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 28.1 | — |
| 1976 | 28.2 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 28.4 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 28.6 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 28.8 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 29 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 29.2 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 29.4 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 29.6 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 29.8 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 30.1 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 30.3 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 30.4 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 30.6 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 30.7 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 30.9 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 31 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 31.1 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 31.3 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 31.4 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 31.5 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 31.6 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 31.9 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.1 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.2 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.3 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.4 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.5 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.6 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.7 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.8 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 32.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.9 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 33 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.1 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 33.2 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.3 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.42 | 28.1 | 28.8 | 5 |
| 1980s | 29.83 | 29 | 30.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.3 | 30.7 | 31.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.35 | 31.9 | 32.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.09 | 32.8 | 33.3 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Niue
More gender data for Niue
- Share of women who are obese 70.2% (2024)
- Share of women who are overweight or obese 89.1% (2024)
- Share of overweight men vs. women 86.8% (2024)
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 24.0% (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth 108.33 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 5 108.33 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 108.33 males per 100 females (2023)
- Probability of dying that year, among females 1.7% (2023)
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman 39.3% (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 60 228.57 males per 100 females (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Niue?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Niue was 33.3 in 2016, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1 in 1975.
- How does Niue rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Niue ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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 Mean body mass index (BMI) in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Body mass index (BMI) is measured as a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by her height (in meters), squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to <25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to <30 as 'overweight'; and >30.0 as 'obese'.