Share of women who are overweight or obese in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 72.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in French Polynesia, 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 French Polynesia stood at 72.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in French Polynesia peaked at 72.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 1980.
French Polynesia ranks 44th 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 French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 63.3% | — |
| 1981 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 72.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.3× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 72.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58.5%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.9% | 63.3% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 66.8% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 69.1% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 70.2% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 71.6% | 72.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More gender data for French Polynesia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 45.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 240.48 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 240.48 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7584 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,444 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,463 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in French Polynesia?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in French Polynesia was 72.1% 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 1980.
- How does French Polynesia rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- French Polynesia ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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.