Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 29.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 29.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Sierra Leone peaked at 29.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2010.
That places Sierra Leone 45th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28.6% | — |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 29.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.6%, 96% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 29.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.2%, 91% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 28.6% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 29.1% | 29.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Sierra Leone?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Sierra Leone was 29.4% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Sierra Leone ranks 45th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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