Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Benin
Benin: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 17.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Benin, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 17.2% for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Benin peaked at 18.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2025.
Benin ranks 50th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.7% | — |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 17.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Benin's 17.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.2% | 17.7% | 6 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Benin?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Benin was 17.2% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Benin ranks 50th 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 Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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