Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Netherlands
Netherlands: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 14.54 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Netherlands, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 14.54 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Netherlands peaked at 14.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.16, in 1990.
That places Netherlands 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.16 | — |
| 1991 | 8.41 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 8.67 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 8.94 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 9.24 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 9.55 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 9.88 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 10.22 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 10.57 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 10.93 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 11.28 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 11.62 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 11.95 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 12.26 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 12.55 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 12.81 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 13.05 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 13.25 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.42 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 13.55 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.65 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.73 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 13.79 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.84 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.89 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.95 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 14.02 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.09 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 14.17 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.25 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.34 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 14.44 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.54 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.46 | 8.16 | 10.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.57 | 11.28 | 13.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.94 | 13.65 | 14.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.44 | 14.34 | 14.54 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Netherlands?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Netherlands was 14.54 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.16 in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Netherlands ranks 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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