Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Tonga
Tonga: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 56.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Tonga, 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 children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Tonga stood at 56.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Tonga peaked at 56.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 1980.
Tonga ranks 4th 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 | 30.2% | 27.2% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 33.7% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 41.7% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 48.8% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 54.2% | 56.4% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 842 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 908 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 951 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Tonga?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Tonga was 56.4% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 1980.
- How does Tonga rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Tonga ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.