Share of women who are obese in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of women who are obese was 14.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Montenegro, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 14.6% for share of women who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Montenegro peaked at 14.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1986.
That places Montenegro 164th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.9% | — |
| 1981 | 11.9% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 11.9% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 11.8% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 161 Netherlands 15.1% compare
- 162 Sri Lanka 15.0% compare
- 163 North Korea 14.7% compare
- 165 Guinea 14.6% compare
- 166 Mozambique 14.5% compare
- 167 Uganda 14.1% compare
More gender data for Montenegro
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 102.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,699 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,524 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,789 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Montenegro?
- Share of women who are obese in Montenegro was 14.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are obese recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1986.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of women who are obese?
- Montenegro ranks 164th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.