Physical inactivity in India
In India, 48.7% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
India, 2022
48.7%
Change from 2021
+1.3percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2022
39.8%
Position in 2022
14th of 193
Physical inactivity in India over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 48.7% |
| 2021 | 47.4% |
| 2020 | 46.0% |
| 2019 | 44.6% |
| 2018 | 43.2% |
| 2017 | 41.8% |
| 2016 | 40.4% |
| 2015 | 39.0% |
| 2014 | 37.6% |
| 2013 | 36.3% |
| 2012 | 34.9% |
| 2011 | 33.6% |
| 2010 | 32.3% |
| 2009 | 31.1% |
| 2008 | 29.8% |
| 2007 | 28.6% |
| 2006 | 27.4% |
| 2005 | 26.2% |
| 2004 | 25.1% |
| 2003 | 24.0% |
| 2002 | 22.9% |
| 2001 | 21.9% |
| 2000 | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 47.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 34.9%, the figure has changed by +13.8 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, India has the 14th highest value.
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