Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Iraq
Iraq: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 38.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
38.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 138 countries
All-time high
38.1%
in 2025
All-time low
37.3%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Iraq, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Iraq stood at 38.1%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Iraq peaked at 38.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2010.
Iraq ranks 12th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 37.3% | — |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 38.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.2%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 38.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.4%, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.5% | 37.3% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 37.8% | 38.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Iraq?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Iraq was 38.1% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2010.
- How does Iraq rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Iraq ranks 12th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq 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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