Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 37.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Bangladesh, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 37.3% for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Bangladesh peaked at 37.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2010.
That places Bangladesh 13th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 32.3% | — |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 37.3% | +0.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 37.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.8% | 32.3% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 35.7% | 37.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Bangladesh?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Bangladesh was 37.3% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Bangladesh ranks 13th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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