Physical inactivity in Samoa

In Samoa, 12.9% 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
Samoa, 2022 12.9% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 −0.7percentage points 2021: 13.6%
Position in 2022 169th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Samoa 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 Samoa
2022 12.9%
2021 13.6%
2020 14.4%
2019 15.2%
2018 16.0%
2017 16.8%
2016 17.8%
2015 18.7%
2014 19.7%
2013 20.8%
2012 21.8%
2011 23.0%
2010 24.1%
2009 25.3%
2008 26.5%
2007 27.8%
2006 29.1%
2005 30.3%
2004 31.6%
2003 33.0%
2002 34.3%
2001 35.6%
2000 37.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 13.6% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 21.8%, the figure has changed by −8.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Samoa has the 169th 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 Samoa
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