Share of women who are overweight or obese in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 58.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 58.8% for share of women who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Papua New Guinea peaked at 58.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1980.
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.6% | — |
| 1981 | 29.3% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 30.0% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 30.7% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 31.5% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 32.2% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 33.8% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 34.6% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 36.2% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 37.1% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 38.7% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 39.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 41.2% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 58.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.9% | 28.6% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 36.2% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 44.4% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 51.0% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 56.7% | 58.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 82 Malaysia 59.6% compare
- 83 Lesotho 59.5% compare
- 84 Pakistan 59.3% compare
- 86 North Macedonia 58.6% compare
- 87 Cape Verde 58.6% compare
- 88 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 58.5% compare
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Papua New Guinea was 58.8% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.