Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Iceland
Iceland: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 4.25 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Iceland, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 4.25 for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Iceland peaked at 4.25 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.01, in 2010.
That places Iceland 10th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.01 | — |
| 2011 | 4.03 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.05 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.06 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.08 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.11 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.13 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.16 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.18 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.2 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.21 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.22 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.23 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.24 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 4.25 | +0.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 4.25 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.82, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 4.25 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.99, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.09 | 4.01 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 | 4.2 | 4.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1533 % 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 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1097 % 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 0.0302 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Iceland?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Iceland was 4.25 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.25 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.01 in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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