Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Niue
Niue: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 63.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents 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 63.5% for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Niue peaked at 63.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1980.
Niue ranks 1st 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.
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Niue, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.1% | — |
| 1981 | 28.7% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 29.5% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 30.3% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 32.1% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 33.6% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 34.4% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 35.3% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 36.4% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 37.4% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 38.4% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 39.6% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 40.7% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 41.7% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 43.3% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.2% | 28.1% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 35.3% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 44.8% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 52.7% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 60.0% | 63.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Niue?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Niue was 63.5% 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 children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1980.
- How does Niue rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Niue ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.