Child adolescent obesity in Netherlands
Netherlands: Child adolescent obesity was 17.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.46
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
137th
of 199 countries
All-time high
17.83
in 2007
All-time low
11.83
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Netherlands, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 17.46 for child adolescent obesity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Netherlands peaked at 17.83 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.83, in 1980.
Netherlands ranks 137th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.97 | 11.83 | 14.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.04 | 14.68 | 17.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.71 | 17.36 | 17.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.55 | 17.43 | 17.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.45 | 17.44 | 17.46 | 5 |
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More health data for Netherlands
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 128,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 125,868 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 122,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 118,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Netherlands?
- Child adolescent obesity in Netherlands was 17.46 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.83 in 2007.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.83 in 1980.
- How does Netherlands rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Netherlands ranks 137th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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