Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Vietnam
Vietnam: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 1.87 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Vietnam, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.87 for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Vietnam peaked at 2.17 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.87, in 2025.
Vietnam ranks 135th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.17 | — |
| 2011 | 2.15 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.13 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.11 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.08 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.06 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.04 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.02 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.98 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.96 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.94 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.92 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.89 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.87 | -0.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.87 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.78, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.87 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.35, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.07 | 1.98 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 | 1.87 | 1.96 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 132 Madagascar 1.92 compare
- 133 Liberia 1.92 compare
- 134 Gabon 1.91 compare
- 136 East Timor 1.81 compare
- 137 Philippines 1.71 compare
- 138 Cambodia 1.7 compare
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Vietnam?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Vietnam was 1.87 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Vietnam ranks 135th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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