Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) was 3.2 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Montenegro, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 3.2 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Montenegro peaked at 7.7 num th in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1 num th, in 2022.
Montenegro ranks 156th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.4 num th | — |
| 2001 | 6.7 num th | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 7.1 num th | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 7.3 num th | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 7.6 num th | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 7.7 num th | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.6 num th | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.4 num th | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.1 num th | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 6.8 num th | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 6.6 num th | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.4 num th | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.1 num th | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 5.7 num th | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3 num th | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9 num th | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 4.5 num th | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2 num th | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 3.9 num th | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 3.6 num th | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 3.4 num th | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 3.2 num th | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 3.1 num th | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 3.2 num th | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 3.2 num th | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 3.2 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 8% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 3.2 num th is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1 num th, 10% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.17 num th | 6.4 num th | 7.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 num th | 3.6 num th | 6.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.22 num th | 3.1 num th | 3.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More development goals data for Montenegro
- Red List Index 0.8081 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 117.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 361.82 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Montenegro?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Montenegro was 3.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 num th in 2005.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 num th in 2022.
- How does Montenegro rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Montenegro ranks 156th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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