Share of men who are overweight or obese in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 67.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia stood at 67.3%. 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 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in North Macedonia peaked at 67.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1980.
That places North Macedonia 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 46.0% | 43.4% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 48.9% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 53.7% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 60.7% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 65.6% | 67.3% | 5 |
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More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.06 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.34 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9026 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.56 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.88 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 159.36 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in North Macedonia?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in North Macedonia was 67.3% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1980.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- North Macedonia ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.