Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Tanzania
Tanzania: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 32.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Tanzania, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 32.2% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Tanzania peaked at 32.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2010.
Tanzania ranks 25th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30.4% | — |
| 2011 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 32.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 32.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.2%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.9% | 30.4% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.5% | 32.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 22 Palestine 32.9% compare
- 23 Seychelles 32.8% compare
- 24 Dominica 32.5% compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 32.1% compare
- 27 Myanmar 31.9% compare
- 28 Democratic Republic of Congo 31.9% compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Tanzania?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Tanzania was 32.2% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2010.
- How does Tanzania rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Tanzania ranks 25th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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