Physical inactivity in Nigeria
In Nigeria, 16.2% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Nigeria, 2022
16.2%
Change from 2021
0percentage points
Position in 2022
145th of 193
Physical inactivity in Nigeria 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.
| Period | Nigeria |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.2% |
| 2021 | 16.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% |
| 2019 | 16.4% |
| 2018 | 16.4% |
| 2017 | 16.6% |
| 2016 | 16.7% |
| 2015 | 16.8% |
| 2014 | 17.0% |
| 2013 | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 17.4% |
| 2011 | 17.6% |
| 2010 | 17.8% |
| 2009 | 18.0% |
| 2008 | 18.3% |
| 2007 | 18.4% |
| 2006 | 18.6% |
| 2005 | 18.8% |
| 2004 | 19.0% |
| 2003 | 19.1% |
| 2002 | 19.3% |
| 2001 | 19.5% |
| 2000 | 19.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 16.2% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 17.4%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Nigeria has the 145th highest value.
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