Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Peru
Peru: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Peru, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Peru stood at 2.98. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Peru peaked at 2.98 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.77, in 2010.
That places Peru 61st out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.77 | — |
| 2011 | 2.78 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.81 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.82 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.84 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.85 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.87 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.88 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.89 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.91 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.92 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.93 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.95 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.96 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 2.98 | +0.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2.98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.78, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2.98 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 | 2.83 | 2.77 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 | 2.91 | 2.98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 58 Cook Islands 3 compare
- 59 Costa Rica 2.99 compare
- 60 Lebanon 2.99 compare
- 62 Mexico 2.96 compare
- 63 Jamaica 2.89 compare
- 64 United Arab Emirates 2.88 compare
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % 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 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % 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 0.0394 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Peru?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Peru was 2.98 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 in 2010.
- How does Peru rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Peru ranks 61st out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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