Share of women who are obese in Niue
Niue: Share of women who are obese was 70.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Niue, 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 Niue stood at 70.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Niue peaked at 70.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1980.
That places Niue 8th 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 Niue, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.8% | — |
| 1981 | 45.6% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 46.3% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 47.7% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 48.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 49.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 49.9% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 50.6% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 52.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 53.3% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 57.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.1% | 44.8% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 52.0% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 58.0% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 63.2% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 68.3% | 70.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niue
More gender data for Niue
- Share of women who are overweight or obese 89.1% (2024)
- Share of overweight men vs. women 86.8% (2024)
- Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 33.3 (2016)
- 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 share of women who are obese in Niue?
- Share of women who are obese in Niue was 70.2% 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1980.
- How does Niue rank for share of women who are obese?
- Niue ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 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.