Physical inactivity in Palau

In Palau, 26.4% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Palau, 2022 26.4% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 −0.1percentage points 2021: 26.6%
Position in 2022 101st of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Palau 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 Palau
2022 26.4%
2021 26.6%
2020 26.7%
2019 26.9%
2018 27.1%
2017 27.3%
2016 27.6%
2015 27.8%
2014 28.1%
2013 28.6%
2012 29.0%
2011 29.3%
2010 29.7%
2009 30.1%
2008 30.6%
2007 31.0%
2006 31.5%
2005 31.9%
2004 32.4%
2003 32.9%
2002 33.4%
2001 33.9%
2000 34.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 26.6% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 29.0%, the figure has changed by −2.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Palau has the 101st 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 Palau
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