Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 16.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
16.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
68th
of 138 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2010
All-time low
16.1%
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Sierra Leone, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 16.1% for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Sierra Leone peaked at 16.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2025.
That places Sierra Leone 68th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.7% | — |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | -0.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 16.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.0%, 1.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 16.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.3% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.1% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Sierra Leone?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Sierra Leone was 16.1% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Sierra Leone ranks 68th 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 Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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