Share of children who are overweight in Montenegro

Montenegro: Share of children who are overweight was 8.6 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
8.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 162 countries
All-time high
18.6
in 2006
All-time low
8.6
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of children who are overweight in Montenegro, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 14.92001: 15.82002: 16.72003: 17.52004: 18.12005: 18.52006: 18.62007: 18.52008: 18.12009: 17.62010: 16.92011: 16.12012: 15.22013: 14.32014: 13.52015: 12.62016: 11.82017: 11.12018: 10.42019: 9.82020: 9.32021: 8.92022: 8.72023: 8.62024: 8.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Montenegro stood at 8.6. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Montenegro peaked at 18.6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.6, in 2023.

Montenegro ranks 49th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.43 14.9 18.6 10
2010s 13.17 9.8 16.9 10
2020s 8.82 8.6 9.3 5

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 47 Chile 8.7 compare
  2. 47 Kazakhstan, Republic of 8.7 compare
  3. 49 Poland 8.6 compare
  4. 49 Qatar 8.6 compare
  5. 52 El Salvador 8.5 compare

See the full ranking of 162 places β†’

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All data for Montenegro β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who are overweight in Montenegro?
Share of children who are overweight in Montenegro was 8.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 18.6 in 2006.
What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6 in 2023.
How does Montenegro rank for share of children who are overweight?
Montenegro ranks 49th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of children who are overweight 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of children who are overweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
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