Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 16.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands stood at 16.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands peaked at 16.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1980.
Netherlands ranks 136th 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 | 7.7% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.8% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.5% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.5% | 16.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands was 16.9% 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 adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1980.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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 adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.