This statistic displays the share of the adult population classed as overweight or obese in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2023. In 2023, 15.7 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 2023
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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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (June 5, 2024). Share of the adult population classed as overweight or obese in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/544067/sahre-of-the-adult-population-with-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Share of the adult population classed as overweight or obese in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2023." Chart. June 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/544067/sahre-of-the-adult-population-with-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2024). Share of the adult population classed as overweight or obese in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/544067/sahre-of-the-adult-population-with-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Share of The Adult Population Classed as Overweight or Obese in The Netherlands from 2001 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/544067/sahre-of-the-adult-population-with-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Share of the adult population classed as overweight or obese in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/544067/sahre-of-the-adult-population-with-overweight-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of the adult population classed as overweight or obese in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2023 [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, June 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/544067/sahre-of-the-adult-population-with-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
