Share of women who are obese in Palau
Palau: Share of women who are obese was 45.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Palau, 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 Palau stood at 45.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Palau peaked at 45.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 1980.
That places Palau 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.9% | — |
| 1981 | 31.3% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 31.8% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 32.2% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 32.7% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 33.1% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 34.0% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 34.5% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 36.1% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 36.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 37.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 38.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.9% | 30.9% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 35.3% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 38.9% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 41.5% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 44.5% | 45.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 27 Saudi Arabia 46.7% compare
- 28 Chile 46.4% compare
- 29 Dominica 46.3% compare
- 31 Palestine, State of 45.5% compare
- 32 Panama 45.0% compare
- 33 Seychelles 44.9% compare
More gender data for Palau
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 89 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 90 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 92 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Palau?
- Share of women who are obese in Palau was 45.9% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 1980.
- How does Palau rank for share of women who are obese?
- Palau ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.