Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 7.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Bulgaria, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Bulgaria stood at 7.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Bulgaria peaked at 7.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2013.
That places Bulgaria 100th 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.4% | — |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | +1.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 7.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.5%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 7.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.8% | 6 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % 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 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % 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 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Bulgaria?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Bulgaria was 7.8% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Bulgaria ranks 100th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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