Physical inactivity in Japan
In Japan, 50.6% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Japan, 2022
50.6%
Change from 2021
+0.9percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
27.4%
Position in 2022
9th of 193
Physical inactivity in Japan 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 | Japan |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 50.6% |
| 2021 | 49.7% |
| 2020 | 48.8% |
| 2019 | 47.9% |
| 2018 | 46.9% |
| 2017 | 46.0% |
| 2016 | 45.1% |
| 2015 | 44.2% |
| 2014 | 43.4% |
| 2013 | 42.5% |
| 2012 | 41.6% |
| 2011 | 40.8% |
| 2010 | 39.9% |
| 2009 | 39.1% |
| 2008 | 38.2% |
| 2007 | 37.4% |
| 2006 | 36.5% |
| 2005 | 35.7% |
| 2004 | 34.9% |
| 2003 | 34.1% |
| 2002 | 33.3% |
| 2001 | 32.6% |
| 2000 | 31.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 49.7% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 41.6%, the figure has changed by +9.0 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Japan has the 9th highest value.
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