Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 51.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
51.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
127th
of 198 countries
All-time high
52.7%
in 2010
All-time low
35.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Netherlands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 51.4% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Netherlands peaked at 52.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1980.
Netherlands ranks 127th of 198 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.2% | — |
| 1981 | 35.7% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 37.3% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 37.8% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 38.4% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 39.7% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 40.3% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 41.7% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 42.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 43.3% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 44.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 45.9% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 46.7% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 47.5% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.6% | 35.2% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 41.0% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 49.0% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 52.0% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.4% | 51.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Netherlands?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Netherlands was 51.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1980.
- How does Netherlands rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Netherlands ranks 127th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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