Share of women who are overweight or obese in Fiji
Fiji: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 76.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Fiji, 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 overweight or obese in Fiji stood at 76.2%. 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 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Fiji peaked at 76.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1980.
Fiji ranks 25th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 49.5% | — |
| 1981 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 50.7% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 51.4% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 52.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 53.3% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 54.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 55.2% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 59.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 62.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 62.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 76.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 76.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58.5%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.3% | 49.5% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 55.9% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 62.3% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 68.2% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 73.9% | 76.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More gender data for Fiji
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 241.74 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8779 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 711.37 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 711.37 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8456 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,837 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,808 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,329 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,791 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Fiji?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Fiji was 76.2% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1980.
- How does Fiji rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Fiji ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.