Physical inactivity in Iran
In Iran, 45.9% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Iran, 2022
45.9%
Change from 2021
+0.9percentage points
Position in 2022
19th of 193
Physical inactivity in Iran 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 | Iran |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 45.9% |
| 2021 | 45.0% |
| 2020 | 44.1% |
| 2019 | 43.2% |
| 2018 | 42.3% |
| 2017 | 41.3% |
| 2016 | 40.4% |
| 2015 | 39.4% |
| 2014 | 38.5% |
| 2013 | 37.6% |
| 2012 | 36.7% |
| 2011 | 35.8% |
| 2010 | 35.0% |
| 2009 | 34.2% |
| 2008 | 33.3% |
| 2007 | 32.6% |
| 2006 | 31.8% |
| 2005 | 31.0% |
| 2004 | 30.3% |
| 2003 | 29.5% |
| 2002 | 28.8% |
| 2001 | 28.0% |
| 2000 | 27.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 45.0% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 36.7%, the figure has changed by +9.3 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Iran has the 19th highest value.
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