Share of women who are obese in Samoa
Samoa: Share of women who are obese was 76.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Samoa, 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 Samoa stood at 76.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Samoa peaked at 76.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1980.
Samoa ranks 3rd of 199 countries on this measure, 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.0% | — |
| 1981 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 41.1% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 42.1% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 43.1% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 44.2% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 45.2% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 47.2% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 48.2% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 50.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 54.8% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 57.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 76.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 76.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.3%, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.6% | 38.0% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 48.2% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 57.5% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 65.6% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 73.5% | 76.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 1 Tonga 81.4% compare
- 2 American Samoa 81.1% compare
- 4 Tokelau 74.3% compare
- 5 Cook Islands 73.9% compare
- 6 Tuvalu 72.3% compare
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Samoa?
- Share of women who are obese in Samoa was 76.4% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for share of women who are obese?
- Samoa ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.