Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 4.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.9% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Belgium peaked at 4.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 106th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 4.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 4.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.2%, 69% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More infrastructure data for Belgium
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Belgium?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Belgium was 4.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Belgium ranks 106th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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