Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Vietnam
Vietnam: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 39.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Vietnam, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Vietnam stood at 39.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Vietnam peaked at 39.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2010.
That places Vietnam 11th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33.1% | — |
| 2011 | 33.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 39.0% | +1.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 39.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.2%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 39.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.9% | 33.1% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 37.1% | 39.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Vietnam?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Vietnam was 39.0% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Vietnam ranks 11th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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