Physical inactivity in Morocco

In Morocco, 24.2% 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
Morocco, 2022 24.2% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.3percentage points 2021: 23.9%
Position in 2022 108th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Morocco 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 Morocco
2022 24.2%
2021 23.9%
2020 23.6%
2019 23.4%
2018 23.1%
2017 22.8%
2016 22.6%
2015 22.3%
2014 22.1%
2013 21.9%
2012 21.7%
2011 21.5%
2010 21.3%
2009 21.1%
2008 21.0%
2007 20.9%
2006 20.7%
2005 20.6%
2004 20.5%
2003 20.4%
2002 20.3%
2001 20.2%
2000 20.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 23.9% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 21.7%, the figure has changed by +2.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Morocco has the 108th 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 Morocco
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