Physical inactivity in Maldives

In Maldives, 22.6% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2016.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Maldives, 2022 22.6% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 22.6%
Position in 2022 118th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Maldives 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 Maldives
2022 22.6%
2021 22.6%
2020 22.5%
2019 22.5%
2018 22.6%
2017 22.6%
2016 22.6%
2015 22.7%
2014 22.8%
2013 22.9%
2012 23.0%
2011 23.2%
2010 23.3%
2009 23.5%
2008 23.6%
2007 23.8%
2006 23.9%
2005 24.0%
2004 24.1%
2003 24.1%
2002 24.2%
2001 24.3%
2000 24.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 22.6% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 23.0%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Maldives has the 118th 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 Maldives
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