Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 63.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
56th
of 198 countries
All-time high
64.9%
in 2017
All-time low
45.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Türkiye, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 63.9% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Türkiye peaked at 64.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 1980.
Türkiye ranks 56th of 198 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.0% | — |
| 1981 | 45.7% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 46.5% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 47.2% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 48.0% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 49.6% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 50.4% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 52.0% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 53.6% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 54.4% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 57.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 58.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 58.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 60.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 63.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.4% | 45.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 52.8% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 60.2% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 64.0% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 63.9% | 64.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 53 Croatia 64.3% compare
- 54 Australia 64.1% compare
- 55 Antigua and Barbuda 64.0% compare
- 57 Romania 63.8% compare
- 58 Seychelles 63.8% compare
- 59 Uzbekistan 63.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Türkiye?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Türkiye was 63.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 1980.
- How does Türkiye rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Türkiye ranks 56th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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