Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27.9 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
27.9
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 189 countries
All-time high
27.9
in 2016
All-time low
23.6
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Türkiye, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Türkiye stood at 27.9. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Türkiye peaked at 27.9 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.6, in 1975.
Türkiye ranks 28th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.6 | — |
| 1976 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 24.1 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 24.6 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 25 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 25.3 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 25.6 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 26 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.3 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.5 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.8 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.9 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.82 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.78 | 24.2 | 25.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.12 | 25.6 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.05 | 26.7 | 27.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.67 | 27.5 | 27.9 | 7 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0592 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Türkiye?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Türkiye was 27.9 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 in 1975.
- How does Türkiye rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Türkiye ranks 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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