Share of women who are overweight or obese in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 64.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Türkiye, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are overweight or obese in Türkiye is 64.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Türkiye peaked at 66.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1980.
That places Türkiye 67th out of 199 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.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.0% | — |
| 1981 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 56.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 59.2% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.3% | 54.0% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.3% | 59.2% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 64.0% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 66.0% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 64.6% | 65.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 64 Iran, Islamic Republic of 65.0% compare
- 65 Algeria 65.0% compare
- 66 New Zealand 64.7% compare
- 68 Uzbekistan 64.5% compare
- 69 Colombia 64.4% compare
- 70 Azerbaijan 64.2% compare
More gender data for Türkiye
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 537,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 527,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 552,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Türkiye?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Türkiye was 64.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1980.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Türkiye ranks 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.