Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Serbia

Serbia: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 26.1 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
26.1
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
102nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
26.1
in 2016
All-time low
24.1
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016

Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Serbia, 1975–2016

01020301975199520161975: 24.11976: 24.21977: 24.31978: 24.31979: 24.41980: 24.41981: 24.51982: 24.61983: 24.61984: 24.71985: 24.71986: 24.81987: 24.81988: 24.81989: 24.91990: 24.91991: 24.91992: 251993: 251994: 251995: 25.11996: 25.11997: 25.11998: 25.21999: 25.22000: 25.32001: 25.32002: 25.42003: 25.42004: 25.52005: 25.52006: 25.62007: 25.62008: 25.72009: 25.72010: 25.82011: 25.82012: 25.92013: 25.92014: 262015: 262016: 26.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 26.1 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Serbia peaked at 26.1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.1, in 1975.

Serbia ranks 102nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24.26 24.1 24.4 5
1980s 24.68 24.4 24.9 10
1990s 25.05 24.9 25.2 10
2000s 25.5 25.3 25.7 10
2010s 25.93 25.8 26.1 7

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 102 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 26.1 compare
  2. 102 Belgium 26.1 compare
  3. 102 Tajikistan 26.1 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More health data for Serbia

All data for Serbia →

Frequently asked questions

What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Serbia?
Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Serbia was 26.1 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 26.1 in 2016.
What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 24.1 in 1975.
How does Serbia rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
Serbia ranks 102nd out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Serbia. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/mean-bmi-kg-m2-age-standardized-estimate/serbia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/mean-bmi-kg-m2-age-standardized-estimate/serbia/">Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Serbia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 8,484 data points, 1975–2016
Last refreshed