Physical inactivity in Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, 49.6% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Saudi Arabia, 2022
49.6%
Change from 2021
−0.2percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2022
39.8%
Position in 2022
12th of 193
Physical inactivity in Saudi Arabia over time
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Saudi Arabia
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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 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 49.6% |
| 2021 | 49.8% |
| 2020 | 50.0% |
| 2019 | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 50.6% |
| 2017 | 51.0% |
| 2016 | 51.4% |
| 2015 | 51.7% |
| 2014 | 52.0% |
| 2013 | 52.1% |
| 2012 | 52.3% |
| 2011 | 52.4% |
| 2010 | 52.6% |
| 2009 | 52.8% |
| 2008 | 53.1% |
| 2007 | 53.4% |
| 2006 | 53.7% |
| 2005 | 53.9% |
| 2004 | 54.1% |
| 2003 | 54.2% |
| 2002 | 54.3% |
| 2001 | 54.5% |
| 2000 | 54.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 49.8% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 52.3%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Saudi Arabia has the 12th highest value.
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Healthy life expectancy
66.5 years
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UHC service coverage
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Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
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