Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in World
World: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 31.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in World, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 31.7% for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in World peaked at 31.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, 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 | 23.0% | — |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.0% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 26.3% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.7% | 31.7% | 3 |
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More health data for World
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.7679 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 0.8236 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0391 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 0.3683 % 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 31.7% 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 31.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% 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 17.1%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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