Share of children who are overweight or obese in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Montenegro, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight or obese in Montenegro is 8.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Montenegro peaked at 18.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2023.
That places Montenegro 50th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 9.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Montenegro?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Montenegro was 8.6% 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 who are overweight or obese recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Montenegro ranks 50th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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 who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.