Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 56.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 56.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 56.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1980.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 101st 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.
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.6% | — |
| 1981 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 46.2% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.5% | 45.6% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 47.5% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 49.7% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 53.4% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 55.6% | 56.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 56.2% 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 adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1980.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 adults who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.