Share of women who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 75.4% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands peaked at 76.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 1980.
That places Marshall Islands 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 70.2% | — |
| 1981 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 71.4% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 72.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 75.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.9% | 70.2% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 73.8% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 75.9% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 75.8% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 75.4% | 75.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More gender data for Marshall Islands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 329 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 336 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 402 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 395 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 426 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Marshall Islands was 75.4% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 1980.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Marshall Islands ranks 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.