Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ecuador
Ecuador: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 17.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ecuador, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 17.5% 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.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ecuador peaked at 17.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2010.
Ecuador ranks 45th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.5% | — |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | +0.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 17.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 17.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.6%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.5% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.1% | 17.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 42 Netherlands 17.8% compare
- 43 Botswana 17.7% compare
- 44 Lithuania 17.7% compare
- 46 Dominica 17.4% compare
- 47 Azerbaijan 17.4% compare
- 48 Seychelles 17.3% compare
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ecuador?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ecuador was 17.5% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Ecuador ranks 45th 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 Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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