Share of men who are overweight or obese in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 58.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Montenegro, 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 men who are overweight or obese in Montenegro stood at 58.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Montenegro peaked at 58.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1980.
Montenegro ranks 93rd 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.2% | 25.4% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 35.9% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 44.2% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 52.6% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 56.9% | 58.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Montenegro?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Montenegro was 58.2% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1980.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Montenegro ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.