Share of adults defined as obese in Montenegro

Montenegro: Share of adults defined as obese was 20.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.56
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
125th
of 199 countries
All-time high
20.56
in 2024
All-time low
7.82
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults defined as obese in Montenegro, 1980–2024

051015201980200220241980: 7.81981: 7.91982: 8.11983: 8.21984: 8.41985: 8.61986: 8.81987: 91988: 9.21989: 9.41990: 9.61991: 9.81992: 101993: 10.31994: 10.51995: 10.71996: 111997: 11.31998: 11.61999: 11.92000: 12.32001: 12.62002: 12.92003: 13.32004: 13.62005: 142006: 14.42007: 14.72008: 15.12009: 15.52010: 15.92011: 16.22012: 16.62013: 16.92014: 17.22015: 17.62016: 182017: 18.32018: 18.72019: 192020: 19.32021: 19.62022: 19.92023: 20.22024: 20.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of adults defined as obese in Montenegro is 20.56, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults defined as obese in Montenegro peaked at 20.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.82, in 1980.

Montenegro ranks 125th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.54 7.82 9.39 10
1990s 10.67 9.6 11.92 10
2000s 13.84 12.26 15.52 10
2010s 17.45 15.9 19.02 10
2020s 19.94 19.34 20.56 5

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 122 Solomon Islands 20.89 compare
  2. 123 Luxembourg 20.88 compare
  3. 124 Norway 20.7 compare
  4. 126 Lesotho 20.24 compare
  5. 127 Andorra 19.55 compare
  6. 128 Spain 18.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults defined as obese in Montenegro?
Share of adults defined as obese in Montenegro was 20.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 20.56 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 7.82 in 1980.
How does Montenegro rank for share of adults defined as obese?
Montenegro ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults defined as obese rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults defined as obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of adults defined as obese
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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