Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Belgium
Belgium: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 51.08 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
51.08
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
117th
of 193 countries
All-time high
51.08
in 2022
All-time low
46.13
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Belgium, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Belgium stood at 51.08. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Belgium peaked at 51.08 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.13, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 117th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.13 | — |
| 1991 | 46.37 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 46.62 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 46.88 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 47.16 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 47.45 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 47.75 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 48.07 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 48.38 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 48.7 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 49 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 49.29 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 49.57 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 49.83 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.08 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 50.31 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 50.51 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 50.67 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 50.8 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 50.89 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.94 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 50.96 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.96 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.96 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.95 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.96 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.97 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.98 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51.01 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 51.02 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.05 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 51.08 | +0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 51.08 is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.54, 86% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 51.08 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.98, 90% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.35 | 46.13 | 48.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.09 | 49 | 50.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.97 | 50.94 | 51.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.05 | 51.02 | 51.08 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Belgium?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Belgium was 51.08 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 51.08 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.13 in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Belgium ranks 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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