Physical inactivity in Mongolia

In Mongolia, 26.3% 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
Mongolia, 2022 26.3% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +1.4percentage points 2021: 24.9%
Position in 2022 102nd of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Mongolia 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 Mongolia
2022 26.3%
2021 24.9%
2020 23.6%
2019 22.3%
2018 21.0%
2017 19.8%
2016 18.7%
2015 17.6%
2014 16.5%
2013 15.5%
2012 14.5%
2011 13.6%
2010 12.7%
2009 11.9%
2008 11.1%
2007 10.4%
2006 9.7%
2005 9.1%
2004 8.5%
2003 7.9%
2002 7.4%
2001 6.9%
2000 6.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 24.9% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 14.5%, the figure has changed by +11.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Mongolia has the 102nd 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 Mongolia
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