Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.46 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Sri Lanka, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Sri Lanka stood at 2.46. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.73 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.46, in 2025.
That places Sri Lanka 96th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.73 | — |
| 2011 | 2.71 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.69 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.67 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.65 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.63 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.61 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.58 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.56 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.54 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.53 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.51 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.49 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.48 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 2.46 | -0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.46 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.78, 88% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.64 | 2.56 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2.46 | 2.54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Sri Lanka?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Sri Lanka was 2.46 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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