Share of women who are obese in Nauru
Nauru: Share of women who are obese was 71.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Nauru, 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 women who are obese in Nauru stood at 71.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Nauru peaked at 71.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 1980.
That places Nauru 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 67.1% | — |
| 1981 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 68.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 71.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 2.6× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 71.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.3%, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.6% | 67.1% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.2% | 68.1% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 68.2% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 68.7% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 70.6% | 71.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More gender data for Nauru
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 146 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 139 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 143 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 152 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 147 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 156 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 149 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 148 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Nauru?
- Share of women who are obese in Nauru was 71.4% 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 women who are obese recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 1980.
- How does Nauru rank for share of women who are obese?
- Nauru ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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 women who are obese. 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) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.