Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Tokelau
Tokelau: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 90.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Tokelau, 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 overweight or obese in Tokelau stood at 90.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Tokelau peaked at 90.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 1980.
That places Tokelau 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 75.7% | — |
| 1981 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 79.2% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.8% | 75.7% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.4% | 82.4% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 86.3% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 88.4% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 89.9% | 90.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 1 American Samoa 91.0% compare
- 2 Tonga 91.0% compare
- 4 Cook Islands 90.0% compare
- 5 Nauru 89.3% compare
- 6 Niue 88.1% compare
More reference data data for Tokelau
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2005)
- Foreign aid received by income group, annual growth rate -10.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign aid received, annual growth rate -10.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth -10.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign aid received by income group 13.97 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, annual -10.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese 70.0% (2024)
- Share of men who are overweight or obese 88.5% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, gaps filled 0 Cases (2019)
- Share of men who are obese 66.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Tokelau?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Tokelau was 90.3% 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 adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 1980.
- How does Tokelau rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Tokelau ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tokelau 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.