Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United Kingdom, 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 Kingdom is 4.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United Kingdom peaked at 4.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2025.
That places United Kingdom 123rd out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.6% | — |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -0.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 4.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.5%, 65% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 4.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0247 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 United Kingdom?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United Kingdom was 4.2% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2025.
- How does United Kingdom rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- United Kingdom ranks 123rd 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 Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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