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

Ecuador: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 22.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
22.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
112th
of 194 countries
All-time high
22.8%
in 2022
All-time low
21.6%
in 2007
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

05101520252000201120222000: 21.92001: 21.82002: 21.72003: 21.72004: 21.62005: 21.62006: 21.62007: 21.62008: 21.62009: 21.62010: 21.62011: 21.62012: 21.72013: 21.72014: 21.82015: 21.92016: 222017: 22.12018: 22.22019: 22.32020: 22.52021: 22.62022: 22.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 22.8% for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Ecuador peaked at 22.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2007.

That places Ecuador 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (age-standardized estimate) (%) in Ecuador, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 21.9%
2001 21.8% -0.3%
2002 21.7% -0.3%
2003 21.7% -0.3%
2004 21.6% -0.2%
2005 21.6% -0.2%
2006 21.6% -0.1%
2007 21.6% -0.1%
2008 21.6% +0.0%
2009 21.6% +0.1%
2010 21.6% +0.1%
2011 21.6% +0.2%
2012 21.7% +0.2%
2013 21.7% +0.3%
2014 21.8% +0.3%
2015 21.9% +0.4%
2016 22.0% +0.4%
2017 22.1% +0.5%
2018 22.2% +0.5%
2019 22.3% +0.6%
2020 22.5% +0.6%
2021 22.6% +0.7%
2022 22.8% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.7% 21.6% 21.9% 10
2010s 21.9% 21.6% 22.3% 10
2020s 22.6% 22.5% 22.8% 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 109 Slovakia 23.3% compare
  2. 110 France 23.2% compare
  3. 111 Singapore 23.2% compare
  4. 113 Montenegro 22.8% compare
  5. 114 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.6% compare
  6. 115 Botswana 22.3% compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

More health data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador →

Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Ecuador?
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Ecuador was 22.8% 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 Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2007.
How does Ecuador rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
Ecuador ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ecuador 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 Ecuador. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-age-standardized/ecuador/

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/ecuador/">Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Ecuador</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