Physical inactivity in Micronesia

In Micronesia, 28.5% 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
Micronesia, 2022 28.5% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 −0.5percentage points 2021: 28.9%
Position in 2022 81st of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Micronesia 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 Micronesia
2022 28.5%
2021 28.9%
2020 29.4%
2019 29.9%
2018 30.4%
2017 30.9%
2016 31.4%
2015 32.0%
2014 32.5%
2013 33.1%
2012 33.7%
2011 34.4%
2010 35.1%
2009 35.8%
2008 36.5%
2007 37.2%
2006 38.0%
2005 38.7%
2004 39.5%
2003 40.3%
2002 41.1%
2001 41.9%
2000 42.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 28.9% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 33.7%, the figure has changed by −5.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Micronesia has the 81st 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 Micronesia
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