Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Croatia

Obesity in adults in Croatia in 2024 — 30.8%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 20.5 pp.

2024 30.8% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 141of 199
Period maximum 30.8%2024
Period minimum 10.3%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Croatia, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 10.3%1981: 10.4%1982: 10.6%1983: 10.8%1984: 10.9%1985: 11.1%1986: 11.3%1987: 11.4%1988: 11.6%1989: 11.8%1990: 12%1991: 12.2%1992: 12.4%1993: 12.7%1994: 12.9%1995: 13.3%1996: 13.6%1997: 14%1998: 14.4%1999: 14.9%2000: 15.4%2001: 16%2002: 16.5%2003: 17.1%2004: 17.8%2005: 18.4%2006: 19.1%2007: 19.7%2008: 20.4%2009: 21.1%2010: 21.8%2011: 22.5%2012: 23.1%2013: 23.8%2014: 24.4%2015: 25.1%2016: 25.7%2017: 26.3%2018: 26.9%2019: 27.6%2020: 28.2%2021: 28.8%2022: 29.5%2023: 30.1%2024: 30.8%
Change over the period: +20.5 pp Annual average: 0.47 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia

Croatia 30.8%
World computed 16.1%
Europe & Central Asia computed 21.1%
Southern Europe computed 17%
High-income countries computed 24.8%
Obesity in adults — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 30.8 +0.7 pp
2023 30.1 +0.7 pp
2022 29.5 +0.6 pp
2021 28.8 +0.6 pp
2020 28.2 +0.6 pp
2019 27.6 +0.6 pp
2018 26.9 +0.6 pp
2017 26.3 +0.6 pp
2016 25.7 +0.6 pp
2015 25.1 +0.6 pp
2014 24.4 +0.6 pp
2013 23.8 +0.7 pp
2012 23.1 +0.7 pp
2011 22.5 +0.7 pp
2010 21.8 +0.7 pp
2009 21.1 +0.7 pp
2008 20.4 +0.7 pp
2007 19.7 +0.7 pp
2006 19.1 +0.7 pp
2005 18.4 +0.6 pp
2004 17.8 +0.6 pp
2003 17.1 +0.6 pp
2002 16.5 +0.6 pp
2001 16 +0.6 pp
2000 15.4 +0.5 pp
1999 14.9 +0.5 pp
1998 14.4 +0.4 pp
1997 14 +0.4 pp
1996 13.6 +0.3 pp
1995 13.3 +0.3 pp
1994 12.9 +0.3 pp
1993 12.7 +0.2 pp
1992 12.4 +0.2 pp
1991 12.2 +0.2 pp
1990 12 +0.2 pp
1989 11.8 +0.2 pp
1988 11.6 +0.2 pp
1987 11.4 +0.2 pp
1986 11.3 +0.2 pp
1985 11.1 +0.2 pp
1984 10.9 +0.2 pp
1983 10.8 +0.2 pp
1982 10.6 +0.2 pp
1981 10.4 +0.1 pp
1980 10.3

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.