Physical inactivity in Gabon

In Gabon, 19.2% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Gabon, 2022 19.2% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 −0.1percentage points 2021: 19.2%
Position in 2022 132nd of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Gabon 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 Gabon
2022 19.2%
2021 19.2%
2020 19.3%
2019 19.4%
2018 19.5%
2017 19.6%
2016 19.8%
2015 19.9%
2014 20.2%
2013 20.4%
2012 20.7%
2011 20.9%
2010 21.2%
2009 21.6%
2008 21.9%
2007 22.2%
2006 22.5%
2005 22.8%
2004 23.1%
2003 23.4%
2002 23.7%
2001 24.1%
2000 24.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 19.2% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 20.7%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Gabon has the 132nd 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 Gabon
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