Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Laos
Laos: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 31.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Laos, 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 Laos is 31.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Laos peaked at 31.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2010.
That places Laos 31st out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28.1% | — |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | +0.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 31.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Laos's 31.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.9% | 28.1% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 30.0% | 31.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 28 Democratic Republic of Congo 31.9% compare
- 29 Antigua and Barbuda 31.6% compare
- 30 Belize 31.4% compare
- 32 East Timor 31.0% compare
- 33 Bhutan 30.8% compare
- 34 Afghanistan 30.6% compare
More health data for Laos
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5161 % 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 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % 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 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Laos?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Laos was 31.1% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Laos ranks 31st out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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