Physical inactivity in Singapore
In Singapore, 24.6% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2002.
Singapore, 2022
24.6%
Change from 2021
+0.2percentage points
Position in 2022
106th of 193
Physical inactivity in Singapore 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 | Singapore |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 24.4% |
| 2020 | 24.2% |
| 2019 | 24.1% |
| 2018 | 24.0% |
| 2017 | 23.9% |
| 2016 | 23.8% |
| 2015 | 23.7% |
| 2014 | 23.7% |
| 2013 | 23.7% |
| 2012 | 23.7% |
| 2011 | 23.8% |
| 2010 | 23.8% |
| 2009 | 23.9% |
| 2008 | 24.0% |
| 2007 | 24.1% |
| 2006 | 24.2% |
| 2005 | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 24.4% |
| 2003 | 24.6% |
| 2002 | 24.7% |
| 2001 | 24.9% |
| 2000 | 25.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 24.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 23.7%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Singapore has the 106th highest value.
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