Share of men who are overweight or obese in Niue
Niue: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Niue, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niue recorded 86.8% for share of men who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Niue peaked at 86.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 1980.
Niue ranks 6th 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 | 74.0% | 69.8% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 78.6% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 82.8% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 85.1% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 86.5% | 86.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niue
More reference data data for Niue
- Foreign aid received by income group 28.77 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Share of men who are obese 63.2% (2024)
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories 87.1% (2024)
- Foreign aid received 28.77 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 28.90 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 28.77 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese 66.2% (2024)
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis 99.0% (2024)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 88.1% (2024)
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0642 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Niue?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Niue was 86.8% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 1980.
- How does Niue rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Niue ranks 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.