Share of children who are overweight or obese in Turkey
Turkey: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 7.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 7.7% for share of children who are overweight or obese in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Turkey peaked at 10.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2000.
That places Turkey 60th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 7.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 7.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 5.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 57 Bhutan 8.0% compare
- 58 Costa Rica 7.9% compare
- 59 United Kingdom 7.8% compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 7.5% compare
- 61 Equatorial Guinea 7.5% compare
- 61 Lesotho 7.5% compare
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Turkey?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Turkey was 7.7% 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 children who are overweight or obese recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Turkey ranks 60th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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 children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.