Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Malaysia
Malaysia: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.35 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Malaysia, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Malaysia stood at 2.35. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Malaysia peaked at 2.53 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.35, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 104th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.53 | — |
| 2011 | 2.52 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.51 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.48 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.47 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.46 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.45 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.44 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.42 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.41 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.4 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.38 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.37 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.36 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 2.35 | -0.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2.35 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.78, 84% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2.35 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.35, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.48 | 2.42 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 | 2.35 | 2.41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Malaysia?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Malaysia was 2.35 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Malaysia ranks 104th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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