Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in China
China: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 3.83 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in China, 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 China is 3.83, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in China peaked at 3.83 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.55, in 2010.
China ranks 35th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.55 | — |
| 2011 | 3.57 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.59 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.61 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.63 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.65 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.67 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.69 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.71 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.73 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.75 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.77 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.78 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.8 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.82 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 3.83 | +0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.83 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.78, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- China's 3.83 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.35, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.64 | 3.55 | 3.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.79 | 3.75 | 3.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % 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 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in China?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in China was 3.83 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.55 in 2010.
- How does China rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- China ranks 35th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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