Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Netherlands
Netherlands: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 4.2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Netherlands, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Netherlands is 4.2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Netherlands peaked at 4.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.13, in 2010.
That places Netherlands 14th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.13 | — |
| 2011 | 4.14 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.15 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.15 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.15 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.15 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.16 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.16 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.17 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.18 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.19 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.19 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.19 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 4.2 | +0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 4.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.82, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 4.2 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 | 4.15 | 4.13 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 | 4.17 | 4.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More health data for Netherlands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.4989 % 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 0.0239 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5005 % 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 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Netherlands?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Netherlands was 4.2 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.13 in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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