Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Yemen
Yemen: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 34.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
34.7%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
21st
of 138 countries
All-time high
36.3%
in 2010
All-time low
34.7%
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Yemen, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Yemen stood at 34.7%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Yemen peaked at 36.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2025.
That places Yemen 21st out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 36.3% | — |
| 2011 | 36.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 34.7% | -0.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 34.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.6%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 34.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.4%, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.7% | 35.2% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 34.7% | 35.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 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 (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Yemen?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Yemen was 34.7% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2025.
- How does Yemen rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Yemen ranks 21st out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen 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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