Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 42 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Marshall Islands stood at 42 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Marshall Islands peaked at 42 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.4 %, in 2000.
That places Marshall Islands 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 37.7 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 38 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 38.2 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 38.5 % | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 38.8 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 39 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 39.3 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 39.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 39.8 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 40 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.2 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 40.4 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.6 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 40.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.8 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 41 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 41.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.3 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.4 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 41.6 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 41.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.8 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 42 % | +0.5% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 42 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.8 %, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 42 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28 %, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.62 % | 37.4 % | 39.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.73 % | 40 % | 41.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7 % | 41.4 % | 42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 13 Egypt 43.9 % compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 11.5 % compare
- 14 Belize 43.4 % compare
- 14 Caribbean 25.6 % compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 42.4 % compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.2 % compare
- 16 Qatar 42 % compare
- 18 Chile 40.5 % compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.7 % compare
- 18 Palau 40.5 % compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 3.6 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Marshall Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,513 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2024)
- Rural population 20.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -5.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Marshall Islands?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Marshall Islands was 42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 42 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4 % in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Marshall Islands ranks 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.