Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in United States
United States: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 29.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in United States, 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 United States is 29.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in United States peaked at 29.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2010.
That places United States 4th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28.5% | — |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 29.7% | +0.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 29.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.0% | 28.5% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.5% | 29.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 1 Bangladesh 30.2% compare
- 2 Serbia 30.1% compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 29.8% compare
- 5 Finland 27.6% compare
- 6 Mongolia 25.7% compare
- 7 North Macedonia 25.4% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,015 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.056 % 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 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1919 % 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 0.0274 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in United States?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in United States was 29.7% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2010.
- How does United States rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- United States ranks 4th 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 United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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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