Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Turkey
Turkey: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 15.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Turkey, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Turkey stood at 15.9%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Turkey peaked at 17.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2025.
Turkey ranks 72nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.2% | — |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 15.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 97% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 15.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 88% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.3% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.9% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Turkey?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Turkey was 15.9% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2025.
- How does Turkey rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Turkey ranks 72nd out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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