Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Benin
Benin: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 21.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Benin, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Benin is 21.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Benin peaked at 21.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2010.
That places Benin 73rd out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.2% | — |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 21.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 68% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Benin's 21.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.2%, 66% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.7% | 19.2% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.4% | 21.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Benin?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Benin was 21.1% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2010.
- How does Benin rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Benin ranks 73rd out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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