Share of women who are obese in Serbia
Serbia: Share of women who are obese was 18.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Serbia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are obese in Serbia is 18.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Serbia peaked at 18.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1993.
That places Serbia 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.9% | — |
| 1981 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 15.7% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 15.6% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 15.6% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 15.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.7% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 18.0% | 18.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More gender data for Serbia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.28 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 31,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 31,406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Serbia?
- Share of women who are obese in Serbia was 18.2% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1993.
- How does Serbia rank for share of women who are obese?
- Serbia ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 (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.