Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Barbados

Barbados: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 44.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
44.0%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
23rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
44.0%
in 2022
All-time low
34.7%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Barbados, 2000–2022

0102030402000201120222000: 34.72001: 35.22002: 35.62003: 362004: 36.52005: 36.92006: 37.32007: 37.82008: 38.22009: 38.62010: 39.12011: 39.52012: 39.92013: 40.32014: 40.72015: 41.12016: 41.52017: 422018: 42.42019: 42.82020: 43.22021: 43.62022: 44

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Barbados is 44.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Barbados peaked at 44.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2000.

Barbados ranks 23rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (age-standardized estimate) (%) in Barbados, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 34.7%
2001 35.2% +1.2%
2002 35.6% +1.2%
2003 36.0% +1.2%
2004 36.5% +1.2%
2005 36.9% +1.2%
2006 37.3% +1.2%
2007 37.8% +1.2%
2008 38.2% +1.2%
2009 38.6% +1.1%
2010 39.1% +1.1%
2011 39.5% +1.1%
2012 39.9% +1.1%
2013 40.3% +1.0%
2014 40.7% +1.0%
2015 41.1% +1.0%
2016 41.5% +1.0%
2017 42.0% +1.0%
2018 42.4% +1.0%
2019 42.8% +1.0%
2020 43.2% +1.0%
2021 43.6% +1.0%
2022 44.0% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.7% 34.7% 38.6% 10
2010s 40.9% 39.1% 42.8% 10
2020s 43.6% 43.2% 44.0% 3

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 20 Japan 44.7% compare
  2. 21 Trinidad and Tobago 44.5% compare
  3. 22 Türkiye 44.4% compare
  4. 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 41.7% compare
  5. 25 Puerto Rico 41.6% compare
  6. 26 Belize 41.5% compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

More health data for Barbados

All data for Barbados →

Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Barbados?
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Barbados was 44.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2000.
How does Barbados rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
Barbados ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Barbados. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-age-standardized/barbados/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-age-standardized/barbados/">Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Barbados</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
207 places, 4,761 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed