Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in China
China: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 12.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in China, 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 China is 12.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in China peaked at 12.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2010.
China ranks 111th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.0% | — |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 12.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- China's 12.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.4%, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.5% | 12.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in China?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in China was 12.3% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2010.
- How does China rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- China ranks 111th 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 China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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