Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 4.11 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4.11
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 138 countries
All-time high
4.11
in 2025
All-time low
4.01
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom is 4.11, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Kingdom peaked at 4.11 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.01, in 2010.
That places United Kingdom 22nd out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.01 | — |
| 2011 | 4.02 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.02 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.03 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.03 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.04 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.06 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.07 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.08 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.09 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.1 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.1 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.11 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.11 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 4.11 | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 4.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.82, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 4.11 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 | 4.05 | 4.01 | 4.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.11 | 4.1 | 4.11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 461 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7128 % 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 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7724 % 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 0.0261 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Kingdom?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in United Kingdom was 4.11 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 Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.01 in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- United Kingdom ranks 22nd out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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