Children moderately or severely overweight in Belgium

Belgium: Children moderately or severely overweight was 27.8 num th in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
27.8 num th
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
103rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
27.8 num th
in 2024
All-time low
19.3 num th
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Children moderately or severely overweight in Belgium, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 20.1 num th2001: 19.8 num th2002: 19.5 num th2003: 19.3 num th2004: 19.3 num th2005: 19.4 num th2006: 19.7 num th2007: 20.2 num th2008: 20.8 num th2009: 21.4 num th2010: 22.1 num th2011: 22.6 num th2012: 23 num th2013: 23.3 num th2014: 23.5 num th2015: 23.7 num th2016: 23.9 num th2017: 24.2 num th2018: 24.5 num th2019: 24.9 num th2020: 25.4 num th2021: 25.9 num th2022: 26.7 num th2023: 27.4 num th2024: 27.8 num th

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 27.8 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Belgium peaked at 27.8 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.3 num th, in 2003.

Belgium ranks 103rd of 164 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.95 num th 19.3 num th 21.4 num th 10
2010s 23.57 num th 22.1 num th 24.9 num th 10
2020s 26.64 num th 25.4 num th 27.8 num th 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 100 Ireland 32.1 num th compare
  2. 101 Libya 29.9 num th compare
  3. 102 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.4 num th compare
  4. 104 Azerbaijan 27.4 num th compare
  5. 104 Myanmar 27.4 num th compare
  6. 106 Kuwait 26.7 num th compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

More development goals data for Belgium

All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is children moderately or severely overweight in Belgium?
Children moderately or severely overweight in Belgium was 27.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 27.8 num th in 2024.
What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 19.3 num th in 2003.
How does Belgium rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
Belgium ranks 103rd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
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