Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Serbia
Serbia: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 8.06 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.06
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
4th
of 17 countries
All-time high
10.53
in 2013
All-time low
7.63
in 2023
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Serbia, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 8.06 for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Serbia peaked at 10.53 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.63, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.21 | — |
| 2009 | 8.68 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 9.39 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 9.73 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 9.93 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 10.53 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 10.19 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 9.25 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 9.02 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.32 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 8.66 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 8.73 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.23 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 9.82 | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 7.91 | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 7.63 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 7.82 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 8.06 | +3.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 8.06 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.74, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 8.06 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.71, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.45 | 8.21 | 8.68 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.38 | 8.32 | 10.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.24 | 7.63 | 9.82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3584 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,502 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Serbia?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Serbia was 8.06 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.53 in 2013.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.63 in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Serbia ranks 4th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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