The average height and weight of the Dutch are increasing. Weight has increased more on average, causing the number of overweight people to increase significantly.
Longer
Compared to 1991, men are 2.1 centimeters taller and women 0.6 centimeters taller. In 2011, the average height for men was 1.81 and that of women was 1.68.
Thicker
The weight increased even faster. Men weigh an average of 84 kilos and women 70 kilos. Men weigh an average of 5.6 kilos heavier than in 1991 and women weigh 3.7 kilos heavier.
Overweight
The number of overweight men has increased by 15 percent, the number of women by 12 percent.
