Physical inactivity in Paraguay

In Paraguay, 35.1% 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
Paraguay, 2022 35.1% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.7percentage points 2021: 34.4%
Position in 2022 56th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Paraguay 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 Paraguay
2022 35.1%
2021 34.4%
2020 33.7%
2019 33.0%
2018 32.3%
2017 31.6%
2016 30.9%
2015 30.3%
2014 29.6%
2013 28.9%
2012 28.3%
2011 27.7%
2010 27.1%
2009 26.5%
2008 26.0%
2007 25.4%
2006 24.9%
2005 24.4%
2004 23.9%
2003 23.4%
2002 22.9%
2001 22.5%
2000 22.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 34.4% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 28.3%, the figure has changed by +6.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Paraguay has the 56th 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 Paraguay
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