Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United States
United States: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 10.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United States, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United States recorded 10.7% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United States peaked at 11.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2025.
United States ranks 93rd 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 United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.4% | — |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | -0.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 10.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.5%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United States?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in United States was 10.7% 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2025.
- How does United States rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- United States ranks 93rd 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 States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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