Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tokelau
Tokelau: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 88.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men 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
The most recent figure for share of men who are overweight or obese in Tokelau is 88.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Tokelau peaked at 88.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1980.
That places Tokelau 4th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.5% | 70.0% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 79.4% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 83.8% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 86.5% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 88.1% | 88.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
More reference data data for Tokelau
- Foreign aid received 13.97 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese 70.0% (2024)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 90.3% (2024)
- Share of men who are obese 66.7% (2024)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 13.97 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 13.97 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories 88.2% (2024)
- Foreign aid received by income group 13.97 million constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 0 Cases (2019)
- Foreign aid received per capita 5,526 constant 2024 US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Tokelau?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tokelau was 88.5% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1980.
- How does Tokelau rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Tokelau ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 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.