Share of adults who are overweight in Croatia

Croatia: Share of adults who are overweight was 64.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
64.33
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
50th
of 196 countries
All-time high
64.33
in 2024
All-time low
41.75
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults who are overweight in Croatia, 1980–2024

02040601980200220241980: 41.71981: 42.11982: 42.51983: 42.91984: 43.31985: 43.71986: 44.11987: 44.51988: 44.81989: 45.21990: 45.61991: 461992: 46.31993: 46.71994: 47.11995: 47.61996: 481997: 48.51998: 49.11999: 49.72000: 50.32001: 512002: 51.72003: 52.42004: 53.12005: 53.92006: 54.62007: 55.32008: 562009: 56.72010: 57.42011: 582012: 58.62013: 59.12014: 59.72015: 60.22016: 60.72017: 61.22018: 61.72019: 62.12020: 62.62021: 632022: 63.52023: 63.92024: 64.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 64.33 for share of adults who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Croatia peaked at 64.33 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.75, in 1980.

That places Croatia 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 43.49 41.75 45.22 10
1990s 47.45 45.59 49.65 10
2000s 53.49 50.29 56.71 10
2010s 59.88 57.36 62.14 10
2020s 63.46 62.58 64.33 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 47 Dominican Republic 64.85 compare
  2. 48 Guatemala 64.76 compare
  3. 49 Ireland 64.65 compare
  4. 51 Australia 64.09 compare
  5. 52 Antigua and Barbuda 64.02 compare
  6. 53 Türkiye 63.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Croatia?
Share of adults who are overweight in Croatia was 64.33 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 64.33 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 41.75 in 1980.
How does Croatia rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Croatia ranks 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of adults who are overweight
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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