Share of overweight men vs. women in Tonga
Tonga: Share of overweight men vs. women was 86.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of overweight men vs. women in Tonga, 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 overweight men vs. women in Tonga is 86.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of overweight men vs. women in Tonga peaked at 86.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 1980.
Tonga ranks 5th 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 overweight men vs. women in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 68.8% | — |
| 1981 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 70.6% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 72.4% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 74.9% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 86.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 86.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.7%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.7% | 68.8% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.1% | 77.0% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 80.8% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 83.3% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 85.9% | 86.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More gender data for Tonga
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 32.72 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 69.36 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 69.36 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6867 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of overweight men vs. women in Tonga?
- Share of overweight men vs. women in Tonga was 86.9% 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 overweight men vs. women recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of overweight men vs. women recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 1980.
- How does Tonga rank for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Tonga ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of overweight men vs. women rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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 overweight men vs. women. 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.