Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Kenya
Kenya: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.42 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2.42
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
100th
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.46
in 2010
All-time low
2.42
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Kenya, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Kenya stood at 2.42. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Kenya peaked at 2.46 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.42, in 2025.
Kenya ranks 100th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.46 | — |
| 2011 | 2.45 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.45 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.44 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.44 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.44 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.43 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.43 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.43 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.42 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.42 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.42 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.42 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.42 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.42 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.42 | -0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.42 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.27, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.42 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.15, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.44 | 2.42 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Kenya?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Kenya was 2.42 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Kenya ranks 100th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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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