Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Denmark
Denmark: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 3.87 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Denmark, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Denmark stood at 3.87. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Denmark peaked at 3.87 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.51, in 2010.
That places Denmark 32nd 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.51 | — |
| 2011 | 3.53 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.56 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.58 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.61 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.63 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.66 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.68 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.71 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.74 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.76 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.78 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.8 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.82 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.84 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 3.87 | +0.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 3.87 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.82, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 3.87 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.99, 97% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.62 | 3.51 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 | 3.76 | 3.87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % 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 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % 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 0.026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Denmark?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Denmark was 3.87 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).