Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 14.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 14.1% for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Costa Rica peaked at 14.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 88th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.2% | — |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | +0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 14.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.9%, 84% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 14.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.6%, 85% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.8% | 14.1% | 6 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % 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 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % 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 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Costa Rica?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Costa Rica was 14.1% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th 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 Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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