Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Malaysia
Malaysia: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 11.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Malaysia, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Malaysia stood at 11.4%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Malaysia peaked at 12.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 116th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.9% | — |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 11.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 70% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 11.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.4%, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.4% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Malaysia?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Malaysia was 11.4% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Malaysia ranks 116th 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 Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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