Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 15.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Costa Rica stood at 15.4%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Costa Rica peaked at 16.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 87th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.7% | — |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 15.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.5%, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 15.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.8%, 55% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.9% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.4% | 15.8% | 6 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % 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 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Costa Rica?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Costa Rica was 15.4% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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