Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
58th
of 198 countries
All-time high
66.0%
in 2024
All-time low
41.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Türkiye, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Türkiye is 66.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Türkiye peaked at 66.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 1980.
That places Türkiye 58th out of 198 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.3% | — |
| 1981 | 42.0% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 42.6% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 43.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 44.0% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 44.7% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 45.4% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 46.2% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 46.9% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 47.7% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 49.4% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 50.2% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 54.5% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.4% | 41.3% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 48.5% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 57.0% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 63.2% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.5% | 66.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 55 Latvia 66.4% compare
- 56 Slovakia 66.3% compare
- 57 Syrian Arab Republic 66.2% compare
- 59 El Salvador 65.7% compare
- 60 Seychelles 65.7% compare
- 61 Azerbaijan 65.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Türkiye?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Türkiye was 66.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 1980.
- How does Türkiye rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Türkiye ranks 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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