Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Turkey
Turkey: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 67.57 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
67.57
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
35th
of 193 countries
All-time high
67.57
in 2022
All-time low
52.75
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Turkey, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Turkey stood at 67.57. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Turkey peaked at 67.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.75, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 35th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.75 | — |
| 1991 | 53.53 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 54.31 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 55.08 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 55.83 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 56.58 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 57.3 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 58.01 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 58.7 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 59.38 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 60.02 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 60.63 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 61.2 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 61.72 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 62.2 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 62.62 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 62.98 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 63.32 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 63.63 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 63.92 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.21 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.5 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 64.8 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.1 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.4 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.71 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 66.03 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.32 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.59 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.84 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.09 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.33 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 67.57 | +0.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 67.57 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.16, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 67.57 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.98, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.15 | 52.75 | 59.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.22 | 60.02 | 63.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.55 | 64.21 | 66.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.33 | 67.09 | 67.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Turkey?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Turkey was 67.57 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 67.57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.75 in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Turkey ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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