Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Egypt
Egypt: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 27.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
27.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
54th
of 138 countries
All-time high
29.2%
in 2010
All-time low
27.9%
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Egypt, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 27.9% for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Egypt peaked at 29.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2025.
That places Egypt 54th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29.2% | — |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 27.9% | -0.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 27.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 90% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 27.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.4%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.4% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 27.9% | 28.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Egypt?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Egypt was 27.9% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Egypt ranks 54th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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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