Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Montenegro

Montenegro: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 49.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
49.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
126th
of 198 countries
All-time high
49.5%
in 2024
All-time low
35.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Montenegro, 1980–2024

010203040501980200220241980: 35.11981: 35.51982: 35.91983: 36.31984: 36.81985: 37.21986: 37.61987: 381988: 38.51989: 38.91990: 39.21991: 39.61992: 401993: 40.31994: 40.71995: 411996: 41.31997: 41.71998: 42.11999: 42.52000: 42.92001: 43.42002: 43.92003: 44.32004: 44.82005: 45.22006: 45.72007: 46.12008: 46.52009: 46.92010: 47.22011: 47.62012: 47.82013: 48.12014: 48.32015: 48.52016: 48.72017: 48.82018: 48.92019: 492020: 49.12021: 49.22022: 49.32023: 49.42024: 49.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 49.5% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Montenegro peaked at 49.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1980.

That places Montenegro 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%) in Montenegro, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 35.1%
1981 35.5% +1.1%
1982 35.9% +1.1%
1983 36.3% +1.1%
1984 36.8% +1.2%
1985 37.2% +1.2%
1986 37.6% +1.2%
1987 38.0% +1.1%
1988 38.5% +1.1%
1989 38.9% +1.0%
1990 39.2% +1.0%
1991 39.6% +0.9%
1992 40.0% +0.9%
1993 40.3% +0.9%
1994 40.7% +0.8%
1995 41.0% +0.8%
1996 41.3% +0.9%
1997 41.7% +0.9%
1998 42.1% +0.9%
1999 42.5% +1.0%
2000 42.9% +1.0%
2001 43.4% +1.0%
2002 43.9% +1.1%
2003 44.3% +1.1%
2004 44.8% +1.1%
2005 45.2% +1.0%
2006 45.7% +1.0%
2007 46.1% +0.9%
2008 46.5% +0.9%
2009 46.9% +0.8%
2010 47.2% +0.7%
2011 47.6% +0.7%
2012 47.8% +0.6%
2013 48.1% +0.5%
2014 48.3% +0.4%
2015 48.5% +0.4%
2016 48.7% +0.4%
2017 48.8% +0.3%
2018 48.9% +0.2%
2019 49.0% +0.2%
2020 49.1% +0.2%
2021 49.2% +0.2%
2022 49.3% +0.2%
2023 49.4% +0.2%
2024 49.5% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 37.0% 35.1% 38.9% 10
1990s 40.8% 39.2% 42.5% 10
2000s 45.0% 42.9% 46.9% 10
2010s 48.3% 47.2% 49.0% 10
2020s 49.3% 49.1% 49.5% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Montenegro?
Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Montenegro was 49.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1980.
How does Montenegro rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
Montenegro ranks 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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