Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Yemen
Yemen: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 12.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 12.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Yemen peaked at 12.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2010.
Yemen ranks 105th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.6% | — |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 12.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.0%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 12.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.8%, 92% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.3% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Yemen?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Yemen was 12.7% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2010.
- How does Yemen rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Yemen ranks 105th 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 Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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