Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 16.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 16.5% for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands peaked at 16.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 162nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +3.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 16.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 97% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 16.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.5%, 77% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.0% | 16.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,988 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,988 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands was 16.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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 women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.