Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Serbia
Serbia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 59.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
59.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
99th
of 198 countries
All-time high
59.3%
in 2024
All-time low
45.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Serbia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 59.3% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Serbia peaked at 59.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1980.
Serbia ranks 99th of 198 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.8% | — |
| 1981 | 46.2% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 46.6% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 47.5% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 48.3% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 48.6% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 51.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.6% | 45.8% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 49.5% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 51.8% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 55.7% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 58.7% | 59.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Serbia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Serbia was 59.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1980.
- How does Serbia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Serbia ranks 99th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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