Share of men who are overweight or obese in Belgium
Belgium: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 55.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Belgium, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are overweight or obese in Belgium stood at 55.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Belgium peaked at 58.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 1980.
Belgium ranks 102nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.0% | 46.2% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 50.5% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 55.4% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 56.2% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 55.4% | 56.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Belgium?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Belgium was 55.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 1980.
- How does Belgium rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Belgium ranks 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.