Physical inactivity in Libya

In Libya, 44.3% 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
Libya, 2022 44.3% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.6percentage points 2021: 43.8%
Position in 2022 24th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Libya 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 Libya
2022 44.3%
2021 43.8%
2020 43.2%
2019 42.7%
2018 42.1%
2017 41.5%
2016 41.0%
2015 40.4%
2014 39.8%
2013 39.2%
2012 38.7%
2011 37.9%
2010 37.1%
2009 36.6%
2008 36.0%
2007 35.4%
2006 34.9%
2005 34.4%
2004 33.8%
2003 33.3%
2002 32.8%
2001 32.3%
2000 31.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 43.8% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 38.7%, the figure has changed by +5.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Libya has the 24th 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 Libya
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