Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 3.92 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3.92
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
30th
of 138 countries
All-time high
4.02
in 2012
All-time low
3.92
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Bulgaria, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Bulgaria is 3.92, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Bulgaria peaked at 4.02 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.92, in 2025.
Bulgaria ranks 30th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.01 | — |
| 2011 | 4.02 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.02 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.02 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.01 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.01 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.99 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.99 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.99 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.98 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.97 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.96 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.95 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.94 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 3.92 | -0.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3.92 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.82, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3.92 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.99, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.01 | 3.99 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 | 3.92 | 3.98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % 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 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % 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 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Bulgaria?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Bulgaria was 3.92 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 in 2012.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 in 2025.
- How does Bulgaria rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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