Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Sweden
Sweden: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 4.21 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 4.21, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Sweden peaked at 4.21 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.94, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 12th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.94 | — |
| 2011 | 3.96 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.99 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.02 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.04 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.06 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.08 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.11 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.13 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.14 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.15 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.17 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.18 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.19 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 4.21 | +0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 4.21 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.82, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 4.21 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 | 4.04 | 3.94 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 | 4.14 | 4.21 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Sweden?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Sweden was 4.21 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.21 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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