Share of women who are overweight or obese in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 80.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati stood at 80.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Kiribati peaked at 80.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 1980.
Kiribati ranks 13th 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 overweight or obese in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 53.6% | — |
| 1981 | 54.9% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 56.2% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 57.4% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 58.7% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 60.0% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 61.2% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 62.4% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 63.6% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 65.8% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 66.8% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 67.8% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 68.8% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 72.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 73.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.3% | 53.6% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.0% | 65.8% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 74.3% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 78.5% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 80.4% | 80.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More gender data for Kiribati
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1,659 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Kiribati?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Kiribati was 80.7% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 1980.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Kiribati ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.