Share of women who are overweight or obese in Palau
Palau: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Palau, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are overweight or obese in Palau is 75.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Palau peaked at 75.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 1980.
That places Palau 29th 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 65.4% | — |
| 1981 | 65.8% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 69.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 69.3% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.3% | 65.4% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 69.3% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 71.9% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 73.2% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 74.5% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 26 Jamaica 75.8% compare
- 27 Qatar 75.5% compare
- 28 Marshall Islands 75.4% compare
- 30 Costa Rica 73.7% compare
- 31 Seychelles 73.3% compare
- 32 Saudi Arabia 73.3% compare
More gender data for Palau
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 89 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 90 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 92 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Palau?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Palau was 75.0% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 1980.
- How does Palau rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Palau ranks 29th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.