Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Switzerland
Switzerland: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 4.14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Switzerland, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 4.14 for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Switzerland peaked at 4.14 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.91, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 20th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.91 | — |
| 2011 | 3.92 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.94 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.95 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.96 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.98 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.02 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.04 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.05 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.07 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.09 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.1 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.12 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.13 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 4.14 | +0.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 4.14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.82, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 4.14 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.99, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.98 | 3.91 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.11 | 4.07 | 4.14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0481 % 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 0.0233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0927 % 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 0.0245 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Switzerland?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Switzerland was 4.14 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Switzerland ranks 20th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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