Physical inactivity in Nicaragua

In Nicaragua, 37.4% 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
Nicaragua, 2022 37.4% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.5percentage points 2021: 37.0%
Position in 2022 45th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua
2022 37.4%
2021 37.0%
2020 36.6%
2019 36.1%
2018 35.7%
2017 35.3%
2016 34.8%
2015 34.4%
2014 34.0%
2013 33.6%
2012 33.2%
2011 32.8%
2010 32.4%
2009 32.0%
2008 31.6%
2007 31.2%
2006 30.8%
2005 30.5%
2004 30.1%
2003 29.8%
2002 29.4%
2001 29.0%
2000 28.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 37.0% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 33.2%, the figure has changed by +4.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Nicaragua has the 45th 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 Nicaragua
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