Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Malta
Malta: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Malta, 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 Malta stood at 16.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Malta peaked at 16.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2012.
That places Malta 69th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.2% | — |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 16.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.9%, 95% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 16.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.8%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.2% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.8% | 16.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Malta?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Malta was 16.0% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Malta ranks 69th 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 Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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