Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in World
World: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 31.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
31.3%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
31.3%
in 2022
All-time low
23.4%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in World, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in World stood at 31.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in World peaked at 31.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2000.
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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.4% | — |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 23.4% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 26.4% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.4% | 31.3% | 3 |
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- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0228 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 0.6217 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0188 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.7584 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in World?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in World was 31.3% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2000.
- How does World rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- World ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.
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