Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Serbia
Serbia: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 12.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Serbia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 12.2 % for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in 2024.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Serbia peaked at 18.7 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.6 %, in 2020.
That places Serbia 20th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 17.1 % | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 17.7 % | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 18.2 % | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 18.5 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 18.7 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.2 % | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.7 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.1 % | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 16.4 % | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 15.6 % | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 14.8 % | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 14 % | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 13.2 % | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 12.5 % | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 11.8 % | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 11.3 % | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 10.9 % | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 10.7 % | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 10.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.7 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11 % | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 11.5 % | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 12.2 % | +6.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 12.2 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 %, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 12.2 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6 %, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.82 % | 16.4 % | 18.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.12 % | 10.7 % | 16.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2 % | 10.6 % | 12.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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- 18 North Macedonia 12.3 % compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 1.2 % compare
- 21 Botswana 11.5 % compare
- 21 Caribbean 6.7 % compare
- 22 Canada 11.4 % compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Serbia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 501.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3736 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2007)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Serbia?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Serbia was 12.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6 % in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Serbia ranks 20th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.