Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in New Zealand
New Zealand: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 19.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
19.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 138 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2021
All-time low
19.5%
in 2015
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 19.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in New Zealand peaked at 19.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2015.
New Zealand ranks 27th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.6% | — |
| 2011 | 19.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 19.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 19.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.4%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.5% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 24 Lebanon 20.1% compare
- 25 Kyrgyzstan 20.0% compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 19.8% compare
- 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.4% compare
- 29 Barbados 19.4% compare
- 30 Czechia 19.4% compare
More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 33 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1187 % 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 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.018 % 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 0.0291 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in New Zealand?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in New Zealand was 19.8% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- New Zealand ranks 27th 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 New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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