Share of children who are overweight or obese in Nauru
Nauru: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 8.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Nauru, 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 Nauru stood at 8.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Nauru peaked at 8.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
Nauru ranks 56th 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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | +6.5% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 8.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 95% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 8.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 53 El Salvador 8.5% compare
- 54 Cape Verde 8.4% compare
- 54 Saudi Arabia 8.4% compare
- 57 Bhutan 8.0% compare
- 58 Costa Rica 7.9% compare
- 59 United Kingdom 7.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Nauru?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Nauru was 8.2% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does Nauru rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Nauru ranks 56th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.