Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ireland
Ireland: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 24.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 24.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ireland peaked at 24.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2010.
Ireland ranks 9th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.8% | — |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.3% | +0.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 24.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 24.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.8% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 24.0% | 24.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ireland?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Ireland was 24.3% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Ireland ranks 9th 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 Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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