Share of children who are overweight or obese in Fiji
Fiji: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 7.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight or obese in Fiji stood at 7.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Fiji peaked at 7.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
Fiji ranks 65th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 7.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 97% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 7.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Fiji?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Fiji was 7.3% 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 children who are overweight or obese recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Fiji ranks 65th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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 children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.