Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Greece
Greece: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Greece, 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 Greece is 6.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Greece peaked at 7.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2025.
That places Greece 104th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.7% | — |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 6.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.5%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Greece's 6.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Greece?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Greece was 6.5% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Greece ranks 104th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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