Physical inactivity in Ireland
In Ireland, 23.9% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Ireland, 2022
23.9%
Change from 2021
−0.7percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
25.8%
Position in 2022
110th of 193
Physical inactivity in Ireland over time
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Ireland
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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 | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.9% |
| 2021 | 24.6% |
| 2020 | 25.3% |
| 2019 | 25.9% |
| 2018 | 26.6% |
| 2017 | 27.3% |
| 2016 | 28.1% |
| 2015 | 28.8% |
| 2014 | 29.5% |
| 2013 | 30.2% |
| 2012 | 30.9% |
| 2011 | 31.6% |
| 2010 | 32.3% |
| 2009 | 33.0% |
| 2008 | 33.7% |
| 2007 | 34.5% |
| 2006 | 35.3% |
| 2005 | 36.2% |
| 2004 | 37.0% |
| 2003 | 37.8% |
| 2002 | 38.5% |
| 2001 | 39.3% |
| 2000 | 40.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 24.6% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 30.9%, the figure has changed by −7.0 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Ireland has the 110th highest value.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
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27.9%
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Life expectancy at birth
83.1 years
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Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
293 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
409 per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
79.4%
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