Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Serbia
Serbia: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 17.41 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.41
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
1st
of 17 countries
All-time high
21.43
in 2021
All-time low
8.12
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Serbia, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 17.41 for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Serbia peaked at 21.43 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.12, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.12 | — |
| 2009 | 8.98 | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 10.62 | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 11.49 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 12.6 | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 13.12 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 13.46 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.82 | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 15.12 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 14.94 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.22 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 15.76 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 18.25 | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 21.43 | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 18.42 | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 17.22 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 17.03 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 17.41 | +2.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 17.41 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.17, 1.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 17.41 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.17, 1.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.55 | 8.12 | 8.98 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.71 | 10.62 | 15.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.29 | 17.03 | 21.43 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 2 Puerto Rico 15.22 compare
- 3 Peru 14.01 compare
- 4 Madagascar 13.37 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Serbia?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Serbia was 17.41 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.43 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.12 in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Serbia ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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