Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Tonga
Tonga: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 9.25 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.25
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
14th
of 17 countries
All-time high
9.26
in 2021
All-time low
4.3
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Tonga, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Tonga is 9.25, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Tonga peaked at 9.26 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.3 | — |
| 2009 | 4.89 | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 4.84 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4.82 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.84 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.58 | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 6.38 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 6.84 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 7.16 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 6.14 | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 7.8 | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 9.26 | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 8.97 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 8.33 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 8.59 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 9.25 | +7.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 9.25 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.17, 76% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.59 | 4.3 | 4.89 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.93 | 4.82 | 7.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7 | 7.8 | 9.26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Tonga?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Tonga was 9.25 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 9.26 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2008.
- How does Tonga rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Tonga ranks 14th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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