Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Samoa
Samoa: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 26.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Samoa, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 26.5% 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.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Samoa peaked at 28.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 59th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28.9% | — |
| 2011 | 28.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 26.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.2%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 26.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.1% | 27.4% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 26.5% | 27.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Samoa?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Samoa was 26.5% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Samoa ranks 59th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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