Share of men who are overweight or obese in Turkey
Turkey: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Turkey, 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 men who are overweight or obese in Turkey is 63.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Turkey peaked at 63.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 1980.
Turkey ranks 67th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.4% | 35.8% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 46.2% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 56.1% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 61.6% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 63.0% | 63.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Turkey?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Turkey was 63.0% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 1980.
- How does Turkey rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Turkey ranks 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 men 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 metres squared.