Netherlands: overweight and obesity 2001-2021 | Statista

This statistic displays the share of the adult population classed as overweight or obese in the Netherlands from 2000 to 2021. In 2021, 14.6 percent of the adult population in the Netherlands were classed as obese compared to fewer than ten percent in 2001.

Share of the adult population classed as overweight or obese in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2021

Characteristic	Moderately overweight	Seriously overweight (obese)
2021	36.2%	14.6%
2020	36.8%	14.2%
2019	36%	15%
2018	35.8%	15.4%
2017	35.7%	14.2%
2016	35.8%	14.5%
2015	36.6%	13.7%
2014	36.7%	13.6%
2013	36.4%	11.8%
2012	35.9%	12%
2011	36.8%	11.4%
2010	36.8%	11.4%
2009	35.3%	12.1%
2008	35.6%	11.5%
2007	34.1%	11.6%
2006	35.1%	11.7%
2005	34.1%	11.1%
2004	35.5%	11.4%
2003	35.3%	11.1%
2002	35%	10.1%
2001	35.3%	9.6%

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December 2022

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

2001 to 2021

Age group

20 years and older

Supplementary notes

The source defines moderately overweight as someone with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25.0 to 30.0 kg/m², and someone as seriously overweight with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30.0 kg/m² or higher.

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