Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia

French Polynesia: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 49.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
49.5%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
9th
of 198 countries
All-time high
49.5%
in 2024
All-time low
26.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia, 1980–2024

010203040501980200220241980: 26.91981: 27.51982: 28.11983: 28.71984: 29.31985: 29.91986: 30.51987: 31.21988: 31.91989: 32.51990: 33.11991: 33.81992: 34.41993: 351994: 35.61995: 36.21996: 36.71997: 37.31998: 37.71999: 38.22000: 38.72001: 39.12002: 39.52003: 39.92004: 40.22005: 40.62006: 412007: 41.32008: 41.72009: 42.22010: 42.62011: 43.12012: 43.62013: 44.12014: 44.72015: 45.22016: 45.82017: 46.32018: 46.82019: 47.32020: 47.82021: 48.22022: 48.72023: 49.12024: 49.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia is 49.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia peaked at 49.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1980.

French Polynesia ranks 9th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia, year by year

Annual values for Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) in French Polynesia, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 26.9%
1981 27.5% +2.2%
1982 28.1% +2.2%
1983 28.7% +2.2%
1984 29.3% +2.1%
1985 29.9% +2.1%
1986 30.5% +2.1%
1987 31.2% +2.1%
1988 31.9% +2.1%
1989 32.5% +2.0%
1990 33.1% +2.0%
1991 33.8% +1.9%
1992 34.4% +1.8%
1993 35.0% +1.8%
1994 35.6% +1.7%
1995 36.2% +1.6%
1996 36.7% +1.5%
1997 37.3% +1.4%
1998 37.7% +1.3%
1999 38.2% +1.2%
2000 38.7% +1.2%
2001 39.1% +1.1%
2002 39.5% +1.0%
2003 39.9% +0.9%
2004 40.2% +0.8%
2005 40.6% +0.9%
2006 41.0% +0.9%
2007 41.3% +0.9%
2008 41.7% +1.0%
2009 42.2% +1.0%
2010 42.6% +1.1%
2011 43.1% +1.2%
2012 43.6% +1.2%
2013 44.1% +1.2%
2014 44.7% +1.2%
2015 45.2% +1.2%
2016 45.8% +1.2%
2017 46.3% +1.1%
2018 46.8% +1.1%
2019 47.3% +1.0%
2020 47.8% +1.0%
2021 48.2% +1.0%
2022 48.7% +0.9%
2023 49.1% +0.9%
2024 49.5% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 29.7% 26.9% 32.5% 10
1990s 35.8% 33.1% 38.2% 10
2000s 40.4% 38.7% 42.2% 10
2010s 45.0% 42.6% 47.3% 10
2020s 48.7% 47.8% 49.5% 5

Countries ranked near French Polynesia

  1. 6 Niue 66.2% compare
  2. 7 Tuvalu 64.7% compare
  3. 8 Samoa 63.2% compare
  4. 10 Bahamas 48.4% compare
  5. 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.9% compare
  6. 12 Micronesia, Federated States of 46.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia?
Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in French Polynesia was 49.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in French Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in French Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1980.
How does French Polynesia rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
French Polynesia ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in French Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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