Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in South Korea
South Korea: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 29.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in South Korea, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 29.0% 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 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in South Korea peaked at 34.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2025.
That places South Korea 47th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34.8% | — |
| 2011 | 34.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 29.0% | -0.9% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 29.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.5%, 4.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 29.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.0% | 30.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % 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 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % 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 0.0124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in South Korea?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in South Korea was 29.0% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2025.
- How does South Korea rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- South Korea ranks 47th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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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