Children moderately or severely overweight in Belgium
Belgium: Children moderately or severely overweight was 27.8 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Belgium, 2000–2024
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 114th 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.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Belgium, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 19.8 num th | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 19.5 num th | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 19.3 num th | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 19.3 num th | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.4 num th | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.7 num th | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 20.2 num th | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 20.8 num th | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 21.4 num th | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 22.1 num th | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 22.6 num th | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 23 num th | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 23.3 num th | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 23.5 num th | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.7 num th | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.9 num th | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.2 num th | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 24.5 num th | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 24.9 num th | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 25.4 num th | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 25.9 num th | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 26.7 num th | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 27.4 num th | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 27.8 num th | +1.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 27.8 num th is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.8 num th, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 27.8 num th is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.1 num th, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More development goals data for Belgium
- Red List Index 0.9636 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.5443 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,558 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 90 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 77 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 73 (2025)
- Infant deaths 318 (2024)
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 114th out of 180 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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