Physical inactivity in Canada
In Canada, 40.4% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Canada, 2022
40.4%
Change from 2021
+0.7percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
27.4%
Position in 2022
33rd of 193
Physical inactivity in Canada 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.
| Period | Canada |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 40.4% |
| 2021 | 39.7% |
| 2020 | 39.0% |
| 2019 | 38.4% |
| 2018 | 37.8% |
| 2017 | 37.2% |
| 2016 | 36.6% |
| 2015 | 36.0% |
| 2014 | 35.4% |
| 2013 | 34.8% |
| 2012 | 34.2% |
| 2011 | 33.6% |
| 2010 | 33.1% |
| 2009 | 32.5% |
| 2008 | 31.9% |
| 2007 | 31.3% |
| 2006 | 30.7% |
| 2005 | 30.1% |
| 2004 | 29.5% |
| 2003 | 28.9% |
| 2002 | 28.2% |
| 2001 | 27.6% |
| 2000 | 27.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 39.7% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 34.2%, the figure has changed by +6.1 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Canada has the 33rd highest value.
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