Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Kenya
Kenya: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 30.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
30.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
35th
of 138 countries
All-time high
30.5%
in 2025
All-time low
30.1%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Kenya, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 30.5% 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.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Kenya peaked at 30.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2010.
That places Kenya 35th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30.1% | — |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 30.5% | +0.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 30.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 30.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.2%, 95% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.2% | 30.1% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 30.4% | 30.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 32 East Timor 31.0% compare
- 33 Bhutan 30.8% compare
- 34 Afghanistan 30.6% compare
- 36 Vanuatu 30.5% compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 30.0% compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.0% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Kenya?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Kenya was 30.5% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Kenya ranks 35th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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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