Share of adults who are obese in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Share of adults who are obese was 49.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in French Polynesia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese in French Polynesia stood at 49.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in French Polynesia peaked at 49.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1980.
French Polynesia ranks 9th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.7% | 26.9% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 33.1% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 38.7% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 42.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 47.8% | 49.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More reference data data for French Polynesia
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0591 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2816 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1752 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.0302 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2694 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 247.57 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,828 millimeters (2025)
- Milk production 648.81 tonnes (2024)
- Share of men who are obese 47.4% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 95.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in French Polynesia?
- Share of adults who are obese in French Polynesia was 49.5% 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 adults who are obese recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1980.
- How does French Polynesia rank for share of adults who are obese?
- French Polynesia ranks 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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 adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.