Prevalence of overweight in Netherlands
Netherlands: Prevalence of overweight was 45.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Netherlands, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Netherlands stood at 45.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Netherlands peaked at 47.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 1990.
That places Netherlands 131st out of 196 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 overweight in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.6% | — |
| 1991 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 40.8% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 42.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 43.8% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3% | 39.6% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 45.5% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 46.4% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 45.9% | 46.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Netherlands?
- Prevalence of overweight in Netherlands was 45.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Netherlands ranks 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.