Physical inactivity in Luxembourg

In Luxembourg, 15.5% 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
Luxembourg, 2022 15.5% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 −0.4percentage points 2021: 15.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022 25.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2022 153rd of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg
2022 15.5%
2021 15.9%
2020 16.4%
2019 16.9%
2018 17.5%
2017 18.0%
2016 18.6%
2015 19.3%
2014 19.9%
2013 20.6%
2012 21.2%
2011 21.9%
2010 22.7%
2009 23.3%
2008 24.0%
2007 24.7%
2006 25.3%
2005 26.0%
2004 26.6%
2003 27.2%
2002 27.9%
2001 28.4%
2000 29.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 15.9% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 21.2%, the figure has changed by −5.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Luxembourg has the 153rd 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 Luxembourg
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