Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Australia
Australia: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 19.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Australia, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Australia is 19.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Australia peaked at 19.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2010.
That places Australia 33rd out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.7% | — |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | +0.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 19.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 19.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.4%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.4% | 19.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Australia?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Australia was 19.1% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Australia ranks 33rd 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 Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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