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Not active enough (adults) by country

Share of adults who do not get enough physical activity (age-standardised).

In % of adults. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Not active enough (adults) (% of adults). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

% of adults, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1UAEMiddle East · 202266.1
  2. 2LebanonMiddle East · 202258.6
  3. 3QatarMiddle East · 202253.5
  4. 4IraqMiddle East · 202252.0
  5. 5Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 202251.5
  6. 6IndiaAPAC · 202249.4
  7. 7PakistanAPAC · 202245.7
  8. 8PhilippinesAPAC · 202245.5
  9. 9South AfricaAfrica · 202244.8
  10. 10JapanAPAC · 202244.7
  11. 11BrazilLatin America · 202240.4
  12. 12ItalyEurope · 202240.1
  13. 13MalaysiaAPAC · 202239.9
  14. 14SyriaMiddle East · 202237.8
  15. 15CanadaNorth America · 202237.2
  16. 16EgyptAfrica · 202233.8
  17. 17USNorth America · 202233.7
  18. 18AfghanistanAPAC · 202233.4
  19. 19MaliAfrica · 202229.8
  20. 20PalestineMiddle East · 202229.7
  21. 21YemenMiddle East · 202229.2
  22. 22ThailandAPAC · 202228.9
  23. 23HaitiLatin America · 202228.3
  24. 24JordanMiddle East · 202228.2
  25. 25MexicoLatin America · 202228.0
  26. 26AustraliaAPAC · 202225.5
  27. 27MoroccoAfrica · 202224.5
  28. 28ChinaAPAC · 202223.8
  29. 29FranceEurope · 202223.2
  30. 30SingaporeAPAC · 202223.2
  31. 31EcuadorLatin America · 202222.8
  32. 32MyanmarAPAC · 202222.0
  33. 33SpainEurope · 202221.8
  34. 34GhanaAfrica · 202221.2
  35. 35BangladeshAPAC · 202220.3
  36. 36SudanAfrica · 202219.1
  37. 37IndonesiaAPAC · 202219.0
  38. 38UKEurope · 202219.0
  39. 39New ZealandAPAC · 202218.7
  40. 40RussiaEurope · 202218.1
  41. 41NigeriaAfrica · 202218.1
  42. 42Burkina FasoAfrica · 202216.9
  43. 43NigerAfrica · 202216.2
  44. 44DR CongoAfrica · 202214.9
  45. 45ZambiaAfrica · 202214.1
  46. 46GermanyEurope · 202212.0
  47. 47MozambiqueAfrica · 20229.7
  48. 48EthiopiaAfrica · 20229.4
  49. 49KenyaAfrica · 20228.9
  50. 50NepalAPAC · 20228.2
  51. 51UgandaAfrica · 20225.5
  52. 52TanzaniaAfrica · 20224.3
  53. 53MalawiAfrica · 20222.7

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Not active enough (adults) (% of adults), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Not active enough (adults) by country, latest year. Data: World Health Organization. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/inactive

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