Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Peru
Peru: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 15.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Peru, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Peru recorded 15.0% 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.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Peru peaked at 15.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2010.
Peru ranks 78th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.0% | — |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | +1.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 15.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Peru's 15.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.6%, 91% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.3% | 15.0% | 6 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Peru?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Peru was 15.0% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2010.
- How does Peru rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Peru ranks 78th 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 Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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