Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.88 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2.88
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
64th
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.93
in 2010
All-time low
2.88
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Arab Emirates, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Arab Emirates stood at 2.88. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.93 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.88, in 2025.
United Arab Emirates ranks 64th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.93 | — |
| 2011 | 2.92 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.91 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.91 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.91 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.91 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.89 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.89 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.89 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.88 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.88 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.88 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.88 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.88 | -0.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 2.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.82, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 2.88 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.37, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.91 | 2.89 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 | 2.88 | 2.89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 287 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Arab Emirates?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Arab Emirates was 2.88 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 in 2025.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 64th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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