Physical inactivity in Poland
In Poland, 40.4% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Poland, 2022
40.4%
Change from 2021
+0.6percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
25.8%
Position in 2022
32nd of 193
Physical inactivity in Poland 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 | Poland |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 40.4% |
| 2021 | 39.8% |
| 2020 | 38.9% |
| 2019 | 38.0% |
| 2018 | 37.1% |
| 2017 | 36.1% |
| 2016 | 35.2% |
| 2015 | 34.3% |
| 2014 | 33.5% |
| 2013 | 32.7% |
| 2012 | 31.8% |
| 2011 | 31.0% |
| 2010 | 30.3% |
| 2009 | 29.5% |
| 2008 | 28.7% |
| 2007 | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 27.2% |
| 2005 | 26.5% |
| 2004 | 25.8% |
| 2003 | 25.1% |
| 2002 | 24.5% |
| 2001 | 23.9% |
| 2000 | 23.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 39.8% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 31.8%, the figure has changed by +8.5 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Poland has the 32nd highest value.
More for Poland
All statistics for Poland
Adult obesity
21.8%
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Life expectancy at birth
78.5ep (Source flag ep) years
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Infant mortality rate
3.6 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
627 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
386 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
64.2%
2025 · Eurostat