Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Australia
Australia: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 4.18 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Australia, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Australia stood at 4.18. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Australia peaked at 4.18 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.97, in 2010.
That places Australia 17th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.97 | — |
| 2011 | 3.98 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.01 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.02 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.04 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.06 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.07 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.09 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.11 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.13 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.14 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.15 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.16 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.17 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 4.18 | +0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4.18 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.82, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4.18 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.35, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.04 | 3.97 | 4.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 | 4.13 | 4.18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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 0.0295 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Australia?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Australia was 4.18 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.18 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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