Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 19.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 19.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 United Arab Emirates peaked at 19.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2010.
That places United Arab Emirates 78th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.2% | — |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +0.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 19.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.5%, 3.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 19.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.4%, 75% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.4% | 19.2% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.6% | 19.9% | 6 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United Arab Emirates?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United Arab Emirates was 19.9% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2010.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 78th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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