Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Gabon
Gabon: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 1.91 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Gabon, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Gabon stood at 1.91. 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 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Gabon peaked at 2.03 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.91, in 2025.
Gabon ranks 134th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.03 | — |
| 2011 | 2.02 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.01 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.99 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.98 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.98 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.97 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.96 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.95 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.94 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.93 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.93 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.92 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.91 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.91 | -0.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.91 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.78, 68% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.15, 89% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.99 | 1.95 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 | 1.91 | 1.94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 131 Mauritania 1.94 compare
- 132 Madagascar 1.92 compare
- 133 Liberia 1.92 compare
- 135 Vietnam 1.87 compare
- 136 East Timor 1.81 compare
- 137 Philippines 1.71 compare
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 0.0647 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Gabon?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Gabon was 1.91 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 in 2025.
- How does Gabon rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Gabon ranks 134th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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