Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Gabon
Gabon: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 28.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Gabon, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 28.7% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Gabon peaked at 28.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2010.
Gabon ranks 50th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26.2% | — |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 28.7% | +0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 28.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.2%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 28.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.2%, 89% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 27.8% | 28.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 47 South Korea 29.0% compare
- 48 Qatar 28.9% compare
- 49 Bahamas 28.8% compare
- 51 Honduras 28.5% compare
- 52 El Salvador 28.2% compare
- 53 Trinidad and Tobago 27.9% compare
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 0.0647 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Gabon?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Gabon was 28.7% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2010.
- How does Gabon rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Gabon ranks 50th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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