Share of men who are obese in Palau
Palau: Share of men who are obese was 36.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Palau, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 36.0% for share of men who are obese in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Palau peaked at 36.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 1980.
That places Palau 19th 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 men who are obese in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.5% | — |
| 1981 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 23.9% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 24.6% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 26.2% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 27.7% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 28.4% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 30.4% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 31.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 33.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 33.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 36.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.6%, 1.4× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Palau's 36.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.5%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.8% | 22.5% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.0% | 29.8% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 34.1% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 36.1% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Palau?
- Share of men who are obese in Palau was 36.0% 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 men who are obese recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 1980.
- How does Palau rank for share of men who are obese?
- Palau ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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 men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.