As of 2022, roughly 53 percent of the population of the Netherlands were at a normal weight, while 45 percent of people in the Netherlands were slightly overweight to obese. This information was based on the Body Mass Index (BMI).
Distribution of the population in the Netherlands in 2022, by Body Mass Index
(BMI)
Body Mass Index: the Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. A high BMI can be an indicator of high body fat.
<18.5: underweight
18.5-24.99: normal
25-29.99: slight overweight
>30: obese
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are due to rounding.
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National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. (March 17, 2023). Distribution of the population in the Netherlands in 2022, by Body Mass Index (BMI) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/599868/distribution-of-the-population-in-the-netherlands-by-bmi/
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. "Distribution of the population in the Netherlands in 2022, by Body Mass Index (BMI)." Chart. March 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/599868/distribution-of-the-population-in-the-netherlands-by-bmi/
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. (2023). Distribution of the population in the Netherlands in 2022, by Body Mass Index (BMI). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/599868/distribution-of-the-population-in-the-netherlands-by-bmi/
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. "Distribution of The Population in The Netherlands in 2022, by Body Mass Index (Bmi)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/599868/distribution-of-the-population-in-the-netherlands-by-bmi/
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