Physical inactivity in Namibia
In Namibia, 23.5% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Namibia, 2022
23.5%
Change from 2021
−0.4percentage points
Position in 2022
113th of 193
Physical inactivity in Namibia over time
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Namibia
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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.
| Period | Namibia |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.5% |
| 2021 | 23.9% |
| 2020 | 24.3% |
| 2019 | 24.7% |
| 2018 | 25.1% |
| 2017 | 25.5% |
| 2016 | 25.9% |
| 2015 | 26.4% |
| 2014 | 26.9% |
| 2013 | 27.5% |
| 2012 | 28.0% |
| 2011 | 28.6% |
| 2010 | 29.2% |
| 2009 | 29.8% |
| 2008 | 30.4% |
| 2007 | 31.0% |
| 2006 | 31.6% |
| 2005 | 32.2% |
| 2004 | 32.7% |
| 2003 | 33.3% |
| 2002 | 33.9% |
| 2001 | 34.5% |
| 2000 | 35.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 23.9% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 28.0%, the figure has changed by −4.5 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Namibia has the 113th highest value.
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