Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 30.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Turkey, 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 adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Turkey stood at 30.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Turkey peaked at 30.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1980.
That places Turkey 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 13.8% | 12.0% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 16.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 22.2% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 27.9% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 30.0% | 30.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 64 Dominican Republic 30.7% compare
- 66 Uzbekistan 30.6% compare
- 68 Slovakia 30.3% compare
- 69 United Arab Emirates 30.3% compare
- 70 Syria 29.9% compare
More health data for Turkey
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 703,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 673,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 685,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 656,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 660,606 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,183 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Turkey?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Turkey was 30.5% 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 adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1980.
- How does Turkey rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Turkey ranks 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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 adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.