Physical inactivity in Colombia

In Colombia, 34.5% 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
Colombia, 2022 34.5% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.5percentage points 2021: 34.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022 27.4% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2022 58th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Colombia 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 Colombia
2022 34.5%
2021 34.0%
2020 33.6%
2019 33.1%
2018 32.6%
2017 32.2%
2016 31.7%
2015 31.2%
2014 30.7%
2013 30.3%
2012 29.8%
2011 29.3%
2010 28.8%
2009 28.3%
2008 27.9%
2007 27.5%
2006 27.0%
2005 26.6%
2004 26.2%
2003 25.9%
2002 25.5%
2001 25.2%
2000 24.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 34.0% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 29.8%, the figure has changed by +4.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Colombia has the 58th 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 Colombia
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