Share of men who are obese in Croatia
Croatia: Share of men who are obese was 34.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Croatia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 34.2% for share of men who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Croatia peaked at 34.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1980.
Croatia ranks 25th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 10.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 14.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 22.2% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 30.5% | 34.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.26 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.48 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3804 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.87 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 144.01 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Croatia?
- Share of men who are obese in Croatia was 34.2% 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 men who are obese recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1980.
- How does Croatia rank for share of men who are obese?
- Croatia ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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 men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.