Share of women who are overweight or obese in Croatia
Croatia: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 56.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Croatia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who are overweight or obese in Croatia stood at 56.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Croatia peaked at 56.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 1980.
Croatia ranks 100th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 overweight or obese in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.8% | — |
| 1981 | 38.9% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 39.0% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 39.4% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 39.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 40.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.4% | 38.8% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 40.2% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 43.8% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 49.8% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 54.6% | 56.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More gender data for Croatia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 483.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,689 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Croatia?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Croatia was 56.1% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 1980.
- How does Croatia rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Croatia ranks 100th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.