Share of women who are overweight or obese in Serbia
Serbia: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 39.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are overweight or 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 overweight or obese in Serbia is 39.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Serbia peaked at 45.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 165th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.0% | — |
| 1981 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 44.7% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 44.1% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 43.9% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 43.8% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 43.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 43.5% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 43.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 42.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 40.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.3% | 43.6% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 42.6% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 42.2% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 40.5% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.2% | 40.2% | 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 overweight or obese in Serbia?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Serbia was 39.2% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Serbia ranks 165th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.