Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Turkey
Turkey: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 3.21 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Turkey, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Turkey is 3.21, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Turkey peaked at 3.33 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.21, in 2025.
That places Turkey 51st out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.33 | — |
| 2011 | 3.32 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.31 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.3 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.29 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.28 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.27 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.26 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.26 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.25 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.25 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.24 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.23 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.23 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.22 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.21 | -0.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 3.21 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.78, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 3.21 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.99, 81% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.29 | 3.25 | 3.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 | 3.21 | 3.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Turkey?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Turkey was 3.21 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 in 2025.
- How does Turkey rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Turkey ranks 51st out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, mean active days per week. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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