Share of women who are obese in Tokelau
Tokelau: Share of women who are obese was 74.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Tokelau, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tokelau recorded 74.3% for share of women who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Tokelau peaked at 74.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 1980.
Tokelau ranks 4th 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 Tokelau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.3% | — |
| 1981 | 51.1% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 51.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 52.6% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 54.9% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 56.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 57.1% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 59.8% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 62.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 62.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.8% | 50.3% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 57.8% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 63.9% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 68.5% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 72.8% | 74.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
More gender data for Tokelau
- Share of women who are overweight or obese 91.8% (2024)
- Share of overweight men vs. women 88.5% (2024)
- Share of women who are married or in a union 2.0% (2011)
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.5% (2050)
- Sex ratio at birth 104.35 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 5 90.91 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.35 males per 100 females (2023)
- Probability of dying that year, among females 0.3% (2023)
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.1% (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 60 37.5 males per 100 females (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Tokelau?
- Share of women who are obese in Tokelau was 74.3% 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 Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 1980.
- How does Tokelau rank for share of women who are obese?
- Tokelau ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tokelau 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.