Physical inactivity in Türkiye
In Türkiye, 44.5% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Türkiye, 2022
44.5%
Change from 2021
+0.3percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
27.4%
Position in 2022
22nd of 193
Physical inactivity in Türkiye over time
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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Türkiye |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 44.5% |
| 2021 | 44.1% |
| 2020 | 43.8% |
| 2019 | 43.5% |
| 2018 | 43.2% |
| 2017 | 42.8% |
| 2016 | 42.5% |
| 2015 | 42.2% |
| 2014 | 41.9% |
| 2013 | 41.6% |
| 2012 | 41.3% |
| 2011 | 41.0% |
| 2010 | 40.7% |
| 2009 | 40.4% |
| 2008 | 40.1% |
| 2007 | 39.8% |
| 2006 | 39.4% |
| 2005 | 39.1% |
| 2004 | 38.8% |
| 2003 | 38.4% |
| 2002 | 38.1% |
| 2001 | 37.7% |
| 2000 | 37.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 44.1% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 41.3%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Türkiye has the 22nd highest value.
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All statistics for Türkiye
Adult obesity
28.8%
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Life expectancy at birth
79.0b (Break in time series) years
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Infant mortality rate
9.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
314 per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
62.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at age 65
18.4b (Break in time series) years
2024 · Eurostat