Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 10.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Afghanistan, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Afghanistan stood at 10.3%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Afghanistan peaked at 10.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2025.
Afghanistan ranks 126th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.9% | — |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 10.3% | -0.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 10.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.0%, 94% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 10.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.8%, 75% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Afghanistan?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Afghanistan was 10.3% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2025.
- How does Afghanistan rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Afghanistan ranks 126th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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