Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 48.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Netherlands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 48.3 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Netherlands peaked at 48.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.2, in 2000.
That places Netherlands 85th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.2 | — |
| 2001 | 31.1 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 32 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 32.7 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 33.1 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.3 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.4 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 33.6 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 34 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 34.6 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 35.5 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 36.5 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 37.5 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 38.2 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 38.9 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 39.6 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 40.4 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 41.4 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 42.3 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 43.2 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 44 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 45.1 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 46.4 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 47.4 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 48.3 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8 | 30.2 | 34.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.35 | 35.5 | 43.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.24 | 44 | 48.3 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Netherlands?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Netherlands was 48.3 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2 in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Netherlands ranks 85th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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