Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mexico
Mexico: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.96 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2.96
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
62nd
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.96
in 2025
All-time low
2.86
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mexico, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mexico stood at 2.96. 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 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mexico peaked at 2.96 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.86, in 2010.
Mexico ranks 62nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.86 | — |
| 2011 | 2.87 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.88 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.88 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.89 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.89 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.91 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.91 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.92 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.92 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.93 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.94 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.94 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.95 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.96 | +0.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2.96 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.78, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2.96 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.77, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.89 | 2.86 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 | 2.92 | 2.96 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mexico?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mexico was 2.96 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Mexico ranks 62nd out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico 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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