Physical inactivity in Qatar

In Qatar, 51.1% 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
Qatar, 2022 51.1% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.5percentage points 2021: 50.5%
Position in 2022 8th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Qatar 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 Qatar
2022 51.1%
2021 50.5%
2020 49.9%
2019 49.2%
2018 48.6%
2017 48.1%
2016 47.6%
2015 47.2%
2014 46.9%
2013 46.5%
2012 46.1%
2011 45.7%
2010 45.1%
2009 44.3%
2008 43.7%
2007 43.6%
2006 43.8%
2005 44.2%
2004 44.1%
2003 43.5%
2002 43.0%
2001 42.4%
2000 41.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 50.5% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 46.1%, the figure has changed by +4.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Qatar has the 8th 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 Qatar
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