Physical inactivity in Serbia

In Serbia, 48.9% 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
Serbia, 2022 48.9% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 −0.2percentage points 2021: 49.0%
Position in 2022 13th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Serbia 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 Serbia
2022 48.9%
2021 49.0%
2020 49.1%
2019 49.2%
2018 49.3%
2017 49.3%
2016 49.4%
2015 49.5%
2014 49.6%
2013 49.7%
2012 49.8%
2011 49.9%
2010 50.0%
2009 50.1%
2008 50.1%
2007 50.2%
2006 50.3%
2005 50.4%
2004 50.5%
2003 50.6%
2002 50.7%
2001 50.7%
2000 50.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 49.0% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 49.8%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Serbia has the 13th 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 Serbia
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