Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Netherlands

Overweight in adults in the Netherlands in 2024 — 46.1%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 11.7 pp.

2024 46.1% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 63of 199
Period maximum 47.9%2009
Period minimum 34.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Netherlands, 1980–2024303540455019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 34.4%1981: 34.9%1982: 35.4%1983: 35.9%1984: 36.4%1985: 36.9%1986: 37.5%1987: 38%1988: 38.6%1989: 39.1%1990: 39.7%1991: 40.3%1992: 40.9%1993: 41.4%1994: 42%1995: 42.6%1996: 43.2%1997: 43.8%1998: 44.4%1999: 45%2000: 45.5%2001: 46%2002: 46.4%2003: 46.8%2004: 47.2%2005: 47.4%2006: 47.7%2007: 47.8%2008: 47.9%2009: 47.9%2010: 47.8%2011: 47.7%2012: 47.6%2013: 47.5%2014: 47.3%2015: 47.2%2016: 47%2017: 46.9%2018: 46.8%2019: 46.7%2020: 46.5%2021: 46.4%2022: 46.3%2023: 46.2%2024: 46.1%
Change over the period: +11.7 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands

Netherlands 46.1%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Western Europe computed 46.5%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 46.1 −0.1 pp
2023 46.2 −0.1 pp
2022 46.3 −0.1 pp
2021 46.4 −0.1 pp
2020 46.5 −0.1 pp
2019 46.7 −0.1 pp
2018 46.8 −0.1 pp
2017 46.9 −0.1 pp
2016 47 −0.1 pp
2015 47.2 −0.1 pp
2014 47.3 −0.1 pp
2013 47.5 −0.1 pp
2012 47.6 −0.1 pp
2011 47.7 −0.1 pp
2010 47.8 −0.1 pp
2009 47.9 +0 pp
2008 47.9 +0.1 pp
2007 47.8 +0.1 pp
2006 47.7 +0.2 pp
2005 47.4 +0.3 pp
2004 47.2 +0.3 pp
2003 46.8 +0.4 pp
2002 46.4 +0.4 pp
2001 46 +0.5 pp
2000 45.5 +0.5 pp
1999 45 +0.6 pp
1998 44.4 +0.6 pp
1997 43.8 +0.6 pp
1996 43.2 +0.6 pp
1995 42.6 +0.6 pp
1994 42 +0.6 pp
1993 41.4 +0.6 pp
1992 40.9 +0.6 pp
1991 40.3 +0.6 pp
1990 39.7 +0.6 pp
1989 39.1 +0.6 pp
1988 38.6 +0.6 pp
1987 38 +0.6 pp
1986 37.5 +0.5 pp
1985 36.9 +0.5 pp
1984 36.4 +0.5 pp
1983 35.9 +0.5 pp
1982 35.4 +0.5 pp
1981 34.9 +0.5 pp
1980 34.4

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.