Share of adults defined as obese in Serbia

Serbia: Share of adults defined as obese was 25.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25.6
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
95th
of 199 countries
All-time high
25.6
in 2024
All-time low
12.98
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

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

01020301980200220241980: 131981: 13.11982: 13.31983: 13.51984: 13.71985: 13.91986: 14.11987: 14.31988: 14.41989: 14.61990: 14.81991: 14.91992: 15.11993: 15.21994: 15.41995: 15.61996: 15.81997: 161998: 16.31999: 16.52000: 16.82001: 17.12002: 17.42003: 17.82004: 18.12005: 18.52006: 18.82007: 19.22008: 19.62009: 202010: 20.42011: 20.82012: 21.22013: 21.52014: 21.92015: 22.32016: 22.72017: 23.12018: 23.52019: 23.82020: 24.22021: 24.52022: 24.92023: 25.22024: 25.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 25.6 for share of adults defined as obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults defined as obese in Serbia peaked at 25.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.98, in 1980.

Serbia ranks 95th 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 13.79 12.98 14.59 10
1990s 15.56 14.75 16.53 10
2000s 18.33 16.82 19.97 10
2010s 22.12 20.37 23.82 10
2020s 24.89 24.18 25.6 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.08 compare
  2. 93 Poland 25.9 compare
  3. 94 Iran 25.7 compare
  4. 96 Mongolia 25.52 compare
  5. 97 Colombia 25.27 compare
  6. 98 Estonia 25.05 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults defined as obese in Serbia?
Share of adults defined as obese in Serbia was 25.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 25.6 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.98 in 1980.
How does Serbia rank for share of adults defined as obese?
Serbia ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults defined as obese rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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