Physical inactivity in Liberia

In Liberia, 12.9% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Liberia, 2022 12.9% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 −0.5percentage points 2021: 13.4%
Position in 2022 170th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Liberia 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 Liberia
2022 12.9%
2021 13.4%
2020 13.9%
2019 14.5%
2018 15.0%
2017 15.6%
2016 16.3%
2015 17.0%
2014 17.7%
2013 18.5%
2012 19.3%
2011 20.2%
2010 21.1%
2009 21.9%
2008 22.8%
2007 23.7%
2006 24.6%
2005 25.5%
2004 26.3%
2003 27.2%
2002 28.1%
2001 29.0%
2000 29.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 13.4% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 19.3%, the figure has changed by −6.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Liberia has the 170th 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 Liberia
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