Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.99 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica is 2.99, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Costa Rica peaked at 2.99 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.88, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 59th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.88 | — |
| 2011 | 2.89 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.9 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.91 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.92 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.92 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.93 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.94 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.95 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.96 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.96 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.97 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.98 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.99 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.99 | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.99 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.82, 78% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.99 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.77, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.91 | 2.88 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 | 2.96 | 2.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % 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 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % 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 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Costa Rica?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Costa Rica was 2.99 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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