Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Benin
Benin: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.81 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Benin, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.81 for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Benin peaked at 2.96 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.81, in 2025.
That places Benin 69th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.96 | — |
| 2011 | 2.95 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.94 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.93 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.92 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.91 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.9 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.89 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.88 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.87 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.86 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.85 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.84 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.83 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.82 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.81 | -0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.81 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.27, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.81 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.15, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.92 | 2.87 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 | 2.81 | 2.86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 66 Trinidad and Tobago 2.84 compare
- 67 Saint Lucia 2.83 compare
- 68 Belize 2.82 compare
- 70 Bahrain 2.81 compare
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 2.81 compare
- 72 Fiji 2.78 compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % 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 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Benin?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Benin was 2.81 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Benin ranks 69th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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