Physical inactivity in Barbados

In Barbados, 46.7% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Barbados, 2022 46.7% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.5percentage points 2021: 46.2%
Position in 2022 16th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Barbados over time

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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Insufficient physical activity among adults (% of adults aged 18+), 2000 to 2022
Period Barbados
2022 46.7%
2021 46.2%
2020 45.6%
2019 45.1%
2018 44.6%
2017 44.1%
2016 43.6%
2015 43.0%
2014 42.5%
2013 42.0%
2012 41.5%
2011 41.0%
2010 40.5%
2009 40.0%
2008 39.5%
2007 39.0%
2006 38.5%
2005 38.0%
2004 37.5%
2003 37.0%
2002 36.6%
2001 36.1%
2000 35.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 46.2% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 41.5%, the figure has changed by +5.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Barbados has the 16th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCD_PAC · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim2=AGEGROUP_YEARS18-PLUS
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for Barbados
Provider update
21 June 2024
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory