Children moderately or severely overweight in Türkiye
Türkiye: Children moderately or severely overweight was 425.9 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Türkiye, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 425.9 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Türkiye peaked at 628.7 num th in 2015 and was at its lowest, 391.4 num th, in 2000.
That places Türkiye 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 391.4 num th | — |
| 2001 | 419.6 num th | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 449.4 num th | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 479.4 num th | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 506.5 num th | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 533.5 num th | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 557 num th | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 577.7 num th | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 593.8 num th | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 606.7 num th | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 613.7 num th | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 618.8 num th | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 622.5 num th | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 624 num th | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 626.1 num th | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 628.7 num th | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 627.9 num th | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 622.9 num th | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 612 num th | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 586.6 num th | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 549.2 num th | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 510.9 num th | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 476.8 num th | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 448.8 num th | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 425.9 num th | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 511.5 num th | 391.4 num th | 606.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 618.32 num th | 586.6 num th | 628.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 482.32 num th | 425.9 num th | 549.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More development goals data for Türkiye
- Red List Index 0.8224 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 165.31 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,060 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 82 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 113 (2025)
- Infant deaths 8,552 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Türkiye?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Türkiye was 425.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 628.7 num th in 2015.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 391.4 num th in 2000.
- How does Türkiye rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Türkiye ranks 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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