Over 86 pct of Türkiye’s population remains physically inactive: Data
While both men and women in Türkiye have shown slight improvements in their fitness habits, the latest 2025 health statistics reveal a stark reality: More than 86 percent of the population still lacks adequate physical activity.
The findings from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) released on June 2 showed that 86.6 percent of the population remained physically inactive, down from 85.3 percent to 83.5 percent among men and from 92.7 percnet to 89.7 percent among women compared with 2022.
The figures stand in sharp contrast to recommendations from the World Health Organization, which advises adults to undertake at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity each week. In 2025, only 4.1 percent of men and 2.7 percent of women reported exercising between 150 and 300 minutes weekly.
At the same time, obesity continued to rise. The proportion of obese individuals aged 15 and over increased from 20.2 percent in 2022 to 21.8 percent in 2025. Among women, 24.8 percent were classified as obese and 32.2 percent as overweight, while 18.7 percent of men were obese and 43.1 percent were overweight.
