Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Montenegro

Montenegro: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 49.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
49.98
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
119th
of 193 countries
All-time high
49.98
in 2022
All-time low
38.65
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Montenegro, 1990–2022

010203040501990200620221990: 38.61991: 391992: 39.41993: 39.71994: 401995: 40.41996: 40.71997: 411998: 41.41999: 41.82000: 42.22001: 42.62002: 43.12003: 43.52004: 442005: 44.42006: 44.82007: 45.22008: 45.62009: 462010: 46.42011: 46.72012: 472013: 47.32014: 47.62015: 47.92016: 48.22017: 48.52018: 48.82019: 49.12020: 49.42021: 49.72022: 50

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Montenegro stood at 49.98. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Montenegro peaked at 49.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.65, in 1990.

That places Montenegro 119th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Montenegro, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 38.65
1991 39.01 +0.9%
1992 39.36 +0.9%
1993 39.7 +0.9%
1994 40.02 +0.8%
1995 40.35 +0.8%
1996 40.68 +0.8%
1997 41.03 +0.9%
1998 41.4 +0.9%
1999 41.79 +0.9%
2000 42.2 +1.0%
2001 42.63 +1.0%
2002 43.06 +1.0%
2003 43.51 +1.0%
2004 43.96 +1.0%
2005 44.4 +1.0%
2006 44.83 +1.0%
2007 45.25 +0.9%
2008 45.64 +0.9%
2009 46.02 +0.8%
2010 46.37 +0.8%
2011 46.7 +0.7%
2012 47.02 +0.7%
2013 47.32 +0.6%
2014 47.62 +0.6%
2015 47.92 +0.6%
2016 48.22 +0.6%
2017 48.51 +0.6%
2018 48.8 +0.6%
2019 49.09 +0.6%
2020 49.38 +0.6%
2021 49.68 +0.6%
2022 49.98 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.2 38.65 41.79 10
2000s 44.15 42.2 46.02 10
2010s 47.76 46.37 49.09 10
2020s 49.68 49.38 49.98 3

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 116 Mauritius 51.12 compare
  2. 117 Belgium 51.08 compare
  3. 118 Sweden 50.55 compare
  4. 120 Spain 49.9 compare
  5. 121 Italy 49.15 compare
  6. 122 Afghanistan 48.57 compare

See the full ranking of 349 places →

More health data for Montenegro

All data for Montenegro →

Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Montenegro?
Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Montenegro was 49.98 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 49.98 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 38.65 in 1990.
How does Montenegro rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
Montenegro ranks 119th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Montenegro. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-overweight-among-adults-bmi-25-crude-estimate/montenegro/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-overweight-among-adults-bmi-25-crude-estimate/montenegro/">Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Montenegro</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed