Physical inactivity in Lebanon

In Lebanon, 59.6% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Lebanon, 2022 59.6% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +1.1percentage points 2021: 58.5%
Position in 2022 5th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Lebanon 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 Lebanon
2022 59.6%
2021 58.5%
2020 57.4%
2019 56.2%
2018 54.9%
2017 53.7%
2016 52.4%
2015 51.0%
2014 49.8%
2013 48.6%
2012 47.4%
2011 46.2%
2010 45.0%
2009 43.8%
2008 42.6%
2007 41.4%
2006 40.3%
2005 39.1%
2004 37.9%
2003 36.8%
2002 35.6%
2001 34.5%
2000 33.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 58.5% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 47.4%, the figure has changed by +12.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Lebanon has the 5th 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 Lebanon
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